Lesson 15 discusses in detail how to distinguish simple time/simple meter and compound time/compound meter.Ĭlick here to read about how we 'say' or 'vocalise' time signatures. In each case the total number of beats in a bar reflects that expected from the time signature. We give some examples below which demonstrate the use of notes and rests to complete bars. The beat is a semiquaver (sixteenth note)Ī bar contains 11 times 1/16 (semiquaver=a sixteenth note)Ī bar may be made up of notes and/or rests. The lower number tells us which note sign is to represent the beat.Ī bar contains 2 times 1/1 (semibreve=a whole note)Ī bar contains 3 times 1/2 (minim=a half note)Ī bar contains 4 times 1/4 (crotchet=a quarter note)Ī bar contains 6 times 1/8 (quaver=an eighth note) The upper number tell us the number of beats in a bar. The time signature is written as two numbers, one set above the other, usually placed immediately before the first note. The regularity of the meter is imposed on the musical line by using a regular number of beats in each bar but we have to choose which note sign is going to be the beat. By convention, the first beat in a bar is usually the strongest.Ħ: S M W S M W | S M W S M W | S M W S M W | S M W S M W A march, for example, imitates the ' left-right' pattern of the marchers' steps - the meter comprises two beats the first strong and the second weak. The shape or pattern of the step sequences finds itself reflected in the pattern of strong and weak beats in the accompanying music. This is best achieved by imitating the dancers' steps in the rhythm of the musical line. It should neither speed up nor slow down.
Dancers require that dance music be regular. The association of music with 'dance' is central to much of Western music and demonstrates how responsive we are to repetitive rhythmic patterns. You can think of the beat as the ' pulse' of the music. Where we divide time into various units of measurement (hours, minutes, seconds), so we divide music into beats.
Time Signature and Meter :: Unusual Time Signatures and Hypermeasures :: MensurationĬommon Time & Alla Breve/Cut Time :: Changing Time Signatures :: The Whole Bar Rest :: Incomplete Bars :: Ametric Music
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