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TIME SIGNATURES

time signature  
Those two numbers at the beginning of a piece of music tell us how many beats are in a bar and how long they are.

 BEATS
We can feel the beat of any piece of music.
If you listen carefully, you can hear that some beats are stronger than others.
The strong beat come at regular interval (usually every 2,3 or 4 beats)
The strong beat is the first beat of each new bar.
Listen to these rhythms. Can you clap your hands or tap your feet with these rhythms?


READING TIME SIGNATURE
There is always a time signature at the beginning of a piece of music.
   timesignature
This time signature means that there are 3 quarter notes (or any combination of notes that equals three quarter notes) in every bar.
A piece with this time signature would be "in three four time" or just "in three four".

TOP NUMBER
2    3 4

BOTTOM NUMBER
2= 2                                               8 = 8
4= 4                                              16 =16

44
 In "four four" time, there are 4 beats in a bar and a quarter note gets a beat.
Any combination of notes that equals four quarters can be used to fill up a bar.
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