U2L8: Time Signatures

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rhythm
a sound pattern or organization of note durations
bar line
identify note patterns and divide measures
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measure
the area between two bar lines
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meter
the musical system of organizing beats into measures
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time signature
defines the number of beats per measure and what note gets the beat (beats include notes and rest)
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common time
4/4 time signature indicated with a C
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2/4 time signature
2 beats per measure; quarter notes gets one beat
Image: 2/4 time signature
waltz/minuet time signature
3/4 time signature where there are 3 beats per measure of which the quarter note gets the beat
simple meters
duple, triple, quadruple beats per measure
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downbeat
first strong beat of each measure
weak beatany beats after the downbeat in 2/4 and 3/4 time signatureinvisible beatbeats not shown in real music notation3/2 time signature3 beats per measure; half note gets one beat meaning that there are 3 half notes (including rests) in each measure3/4 time signaturethree beats per measure, quarter note gets one beat meaning that there are 3 quarter notes or beats in each measure3/8 time signaturethree beats per measure, eighth note gets one beat meaning that there are 3 eighth notes in one measure6/8 time signaturesix beats per measure, eighth note gets one beat meaning that there are 6 eighth notes in each measure9/16 time signaturenine beats per measure, sixteenth note gets one beat meaning that there are 9 sixteenth notes in one measurefinal bar linesignals the end of a piecerepeat signsign that marks a particular section of music to be repeated one or more timesrepeat sign & final bar linerepeat to beginning, skip measure that signaled the repeat, and proceed to last measure w/ final bar line and finish