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Duple
Two beats per measure
Triple
Three beats per measure
Quadruple
Four beats per measure
Simple meter
Beat being divided equally into 2 parts
Compound meter
Beat being divided equally into 3 parts
Top time signature number 2,3,4
Simple
Top time signature number 6,9,12
Compound
6/16, 6/8,6/4, 6/2
Compound duple, top number divisible by 2
9/16, 9/8, 9/4, 9/2
Compound triple, top number divisible by 3
12/16, 12/8, 12/4, 12/2
Compound quadruple, top number divisible by 4
The beated note is dotted
Compound
Asymmetrical Meters
Doesn’t fit the normal simple 2 parts per beat or compound 3 parts per beat pattern.
Triplet
Dividing a regular duration into 3 in simple time
Duplet
Dividing a regular duration into 2 in compound time.
Downbeat
First beat of the measure
Anacrusis
pick-up
Upbeat
light, leads into downbeat but not always a pickup. Pickups don’t always start on the last beat of previous measure.
Syncopation
When the weak parts of the beat are emphasized, which is less expected.
Hemiola
A type of syncopation in triple meters (three beats a measure) where the beat is grouped into twos temporarily. A 3:2 pattern!