Time Signature Review
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anchorstark on November 10, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 6, 9, 12, 15 | Four numbers that, when they appear in the upper part of a time signature, represent compound time |
| simple time | upper number of the time signature is the number of beats per measure |
| compound time | the upper number of the time signature is divided by three to determine the number of beats per measure |
| simple time beat unit | undotted note |
| compound time beat unit | dotted note |
| cut time | also known as 2/2 |
| common time | also known as 4/4 |
| 9/8 beats per measure | 3 |
| 12/4 beat unit | dotted half note |
| 3/4 beats per measure | 3 |
| 6/4 beats per measure | 2 |
| 4/8 beat unit | eighth note |
| beat unit division of simple time | 2 equal parts |
| beat unit division of compound time | 3 equal parts |
| beat unit subdivision of simple time | 4 equal parts |
| beat unit subdivision of compound time | 6 equal parts |
| subdivisions of a quarter note | 4 sixteenth notes |
| syncopation | the accenting of musical beats not normally accented |
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