Part 2 · Reading Rhythm · Chapter 15
An eighth rest looks like a small 7 with a dot on its top-left. It is half a beat of silence. When an eighth rest is followed by an eighth note, the note falls on the &.
Play on the numbers only. (These look like quarter notes, because an eighth plus an eighth rest is one beat.)
Rest on the numbers, play on the &s. Tap your foot on the numbers to keep your place.
A reading line with eighth rests in different places.
When counting Example 15.2, say the numbers quietly and the &s loudly: “(1) AND (2) AND”.