eighth rest
Brief musical pause
An eighth rest is a musical symbol indicating a silence lasting one eighth of a whole note—the same duration as an eighth note.
It appears as a small diagonal slash with a flag, marking a brief pause in the music: The melody pauses on an eighth rest before the final phrase.
Temporary cessation of activity
- gapUnfilled space between
- breathAir taken in
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- breakInterrupt continuity
space · punctuation · phrasing · caesura
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- upbeatCheerfully optimistic
- downbeatNegatively toned or dispirited
backbeat · groove · swing · triplet · duple · polyrhythm · metronome · timekeeping
Unsteady vocal sound
- dotted noteTone extended by half
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
- measureUnit of quantity
- barDrinking establishment
score · clef · time signature · fermata · staccato · legato · articulation · dynamics
Short in duration
- momentaryLasting very briefly
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- quickMoving with speed
- short-livedLasting only briefly
fractional · measured · timed
pause
Temporary cessation of activity
break · space · punctuation · phrasing · caesura
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- upbeatCheerfully optimistic
downbeat · backbeat · groove · swing · triplet · duple · polyrhythm · metronome · timekeeping · counting
quaver
Unsteady vocal sound
- dotted noteTone extended by half
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
- measureUnit of quantity
bar · score · clef · time signature · fermata · staccato · legato · articulation · dynamics · sheet music
brief
Short in duration
short-lived · fractional · measured · timed