In this lesson we will look at some uncommon time signatures and how to count them. These time signatures appear mostly in music written after 1900. Irregular Time Signatures Irregular time signatures can be emphasized in different ways unlike simple time or compound time signatures. In 3/4 time, the first Read more…
In a previous lesson we learned about two compound time signatures: 6/8 and 9/8. This lesson will show you how to count rhythm in more types of compound time signatures. Remember that in compound time signatures, the top number is a multiple of 3 and the emphasis is on every Read more…
In the last lesson we learned about compound time and looked at two compound time signatures. In this lesson, we will look at more rhythms that occur in compound time. Note Lengths in Compound Time These are the most common notes used in compound time. Remember that the 8th note Read more…
Thus far we have covered rhythm in time signatures with a 4 on the bottom. Now we will look at time signatures where an 8th note gets the beat. Up until now we have counted time signatures in simple time. Simple time means the top number is 2, 3 or Read more…
In the last lesson we learned about note lengths. In this lesson we will learn how to count rhythm using time signatures and the notes from the previous lesson. Time signatures tell us how many beats are in a measure. Measures are separated by lines: The time signature comes after Read more…