| Quarter Notes and Quarter Rests Help | Theory Things William Wieland |
| Quarter Note (1 count) | |
Time Signatures: | |
4 quarters per measure | 4-beat Conducting Pattern (down-in-out-up) | |
| Quarter Rest (1 count silence) | |
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3 quarters per measure | 3-beat Conducting Pattern (down-out-up) | ||
| Barline (borders a measure) | |
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2 quarters per measure | 2-beat Conducting Pattern (a backwards Nike swoosh) | ||
| count = beat | measure = bar | |||||
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| The conducting patterns are from Basic Music Course: Conducting Course. |