Time Signature

1. MUSIC 4

3. TIME
SIGNATURE

4. WHAT IS
TIME
SIGNATURE?

5. TIME SIGNATURE
-is a fraction-like number
written at the beginning of a
musical composition.

7. TIME SIGNATURE
The upper number tells the number
of beats or pulses in each measure.
The lower number tells the kind of
note that receives one beat.

8. 2
4
TIME SIGNATURE
There are 2 beats in every measure.
The lower number (4) tells that the note
that receives one beat is a quarter note.

9. 2
4
TIME SIGNATURE
The duple meter
uses the
𝟐
𝟒
time
signature.

10. 2
4
TIME SIGNATURE
This means that there
are two beats in every
measure and the accented
or strong beat is found on
the first beat of each
measure.

11. CONDUCTING
𝟐
𝟒
TIME SIGNATURE

12. 3
4
TIME SIGNATURE
There are 3 beats in every measure.
The lower number (4) tells that the note
that receives one beat is a quarter note.

13. 3
4
TIME SIGNATURE
The triple meter
uses the
𝟑
𝟒
time
signature.

14. 3
4
TIME SIGNATURE
This means that there
are three beats in every
measure and the accented
or strong beat is found on
the first count of each
measure.

15. CONDUCTING
𝟑
𝟒
TIME SIGNATURE

16. 4
4
TIME SIGNATURE
There are 4 beats in every measure.
The lower number (4) denotes that the
quarter note gets one beat.

17. 4
4
TIME SIGNATURE
The quadruple
meter uses the
𝟒
𝟒
time signature.

18. 4
4
TIME SIGNATURE
This means that there
are four beats in every
measure and the accented
or strong beat is found on
the first beat of each
measure.

19. 4
4
TIME SIGNATURE
This time signature
is also known as the
“common time
signature”.

21. CONDUCTING
𝟒
𝟒
TIME SIGNATURE

22. MUSIC 4