Understanding Time Signatures

time signature  Time signature establishes the character of your rhythmic pattern Think of time signature as the # of beats in the pattern Time signatures consist of two elements: a top number and a bottom number The top number tells us the number of beats in each measure The

The upper '4' is the number of beats per bar and the lower '4' indicates the beats are crotchets As above you can see the time signature 44 doesn't mean all Wrapping up · 68 time signature has six eighth notes in each measure · It's in compound meter, with two large groups of three eighth-note beats each · Thus, it

Time Signature and Meter By setting the number of beats in a bar and the note value assigned to one beat, the time signature ensures that there is bar-to-bar The time signature of a piece of music indicates how many beats are in each bar A time signature allows a musician to count a steady beat while playing a piece