This is the three four time signature.
It tells you there are three beats in each bar.
There are three quarter notes in one bar of ^ time.
A dot after a note extends its value by half.
A dot after a half note means that you hold it for three beats.
One dotted half note makes one bar of music in ^ time.
This symbol is a quarter rest.
It indicates one beat of silence. Do not play any note.
Small counting numbers are placed under rests.
This example contains both quarter and half rests. Count out loud as you play.
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