Time Signatures (Junior Cert Music): Flashcards

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Time Signatures
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What is a bar?

Small segment of music holding a certain number of beats

Time signature indicates

Metre of a piece of music

Time signature appearance

Two numbers stacked on top of each other

Time signature top number shows

How many beats are in a bar

Time signature bottom number shows

What type of beats they are

What is the pulse in music?

Steady beat in music

Beats per bar in 2/4

Two beats

2/4 time music style

Marching band music

Beats per bar in 3/4

Three beats

3/4 time music style

Waltzes, some folk music

Beats per bar in 4/4

Four beats

4/4 time also known as

Common time

Simple time beat division

2 equal parts

Compound time beat division

3 equal parts

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