If the first note isn't on the 1, you'll *write* rests before it, so that the pe...

		feoren 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: John Cage recital set to last 639 years recently w... If the first note isn't on the 1, you'll write rests before it, so that the person reading your sheet music understands what's going on. That doesn't mean the music has started yet. The notation is not the music.