Originally Posted by: deanbadamHi folks, any advice on getting the rhythum/beat for this piece would be very helpful.[/quote]

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Originally Posted by: deanbadamI'm getting a little stuck though when the count starts the beat on a 16th note. Like do I go 123 and 4 and 5 6?

Yes, 1/16ths in 6/8 are counted as upbeats on the "ands" in between numbered counts.

1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 and 6 and

[quote=deanbadam]Actually, also confused by the rest in the bottom line for the first measure. Shouldn't that only rest for 4 beats? Or is the convention that while its a whole note rest it rests for the whole measure regardless of time signature?

It is a standard convention! The whole rest symbol is often used to indicate resting the entire measure regardless of the time signature.

Hope that helps!