Chapter 5: Time Signatures

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6, 9, 12, 15
Write four numbers that, when they appear in the upper part of a time signature, represent compound time.
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False
T/F: The upper number of both simple and compound time signatures directly indicates the number of beats per measure.
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2
6/8 is blank beats per measure
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4
4/4 is blank beats per measure
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3
3/8 is blank beats per measure
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2
2/2 is blank beats per measure
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True
T/F: The lower number of a simple time signature directly indicates the unit of the beat.
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division
The lower number of a compound time signature represents the (unit/division/subdivision) of the beat
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half note
what is the unit of the beat in 3/2 time?
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eighth note
What is the unit of the beat in 4/8 time?
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quarter note
What is the unit of the beat in 5/4 time?
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dotted quarter
What is the unit of the beat in 12/8 time?
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dotted eighth
What is the unit of the beat in 6/16 time?
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dotted half
what is the unit of the beat in 9/4 time?
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Common time
What does the symbol C mean as a time signature? quadruple-simple time
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alla breve
What is the name of cut time? duple-simple
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beamed
Notes which occur within a beat are usually blank together