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What does time signatures tell you?
–A way to notate the meter/feeling of the music
–Tells you how many beats are in a measure
–Tells you how many beats are in a measure
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What does the top number tell you?
How many beats there are in each bar/measure
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What does the bottom number tell you?
The type of beat
What kind of note get one beat
What kind of note get one beat
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What are the common time signatures?
Most common time signatures:
•4/4 – also called *common time*
•3/4 – also sometimes called *waltz time*
•2/4
•6/8
•4/4 – also called *common time*
•3/4 – also sometimes called *waltz time*
•2/4
•6/8
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What are the irregular time signatures?
Irregular time signatures:
•5/4
•7/8
•Cannot be divided into equal groups
•5/4
•7/8
•Cannot be divided into equal groups
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