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Step 1
Assume a 2/4 time signature for this example. The quarter note sets the beat and there are two beats per measure.
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Step 2
Begin counting the beats per measure as "one-and, two-and." Repeat this count until you have a steady, constant beat.
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Step 3
Play your instrument on the count of "one" and release the note on "and." Do not hold the note through the end of the "and" count, but end the note at the beginning of the count.
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Step 4
Keep your instrument silent through the end of the first beat.
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Step 5
Sound your instrument again on the count of "two" and release the note on "and."
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Step 6
Continue practicing eighth rests until you are certain your eighth rests last for the duration of an eighth note.







