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Time signatures of musicTime signatures tell
you how many and what kind of notes per measure there are. The number on top
is the number of notes per measure, and the bottom number is what kind of
note. Let us explain further.
Let us take for example the most poppar time signature, 4/4.
This means there is 4 quarter notes per measure. How is this
so?
Looking at 4/4, you saw the 4 on top. You already knew that
meant there were 4 something per measure. Then looking at the bottom
number probably confused you. The bottom number can be 1, 2, 4, 8, 16,
etc. Look at this chart.
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Bottom Number |
Value |
| 1 |
Whole note |
| 2 |
Half note |
| 4 |
Quarter note |
| 8 |
Eighth note |
| 16 |
Sixteenth note |
3/4 is 3 quarter music notes per measure. 5/2 is 5 half
music notes
per measure. 6/8 is 6 eighth music notes per measure.
There are also 2 other common things you might see where the
time signature shopd be.
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Common Time Same as 4/4 time |
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Cut Time Same as 4/4 but everything is cut in half.
Example: a half note = 1 quarter note, a whole note = 1 half
note. |
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