Basic Time Signatures

time signature  The top number of the time signature tells how many beats are in each measure, and the bottom number tells which note will represent one beat Sometimes 44 In the example above, the bottom number is a 4 so each beat is a quarter note So the time signature two-four indicates that the meter is 2 quarter beats per

A 34 time signature indicates that the duration of each measure is equivalent to 3 quarter notes This time signature represents simple triple Time signature establishes the character of your rhythmic pattern Think of time signature as the # of beats in the pattern

The number of beats per measure determines whether a time signature is duple, triple or quadruple As 124 has four strong beats per measure, it Time signatures A time signature tells you how many beats are in the bar It is written as two numbers at the beginning of every piece of music