6/8 Time

Counting 6/8 Time

By Cassidy Spruill

Remember:

Top number = number of beats in a measure

Bottom number = defines which note gets one beat

Time Signature Review

​3 = 3 beats in a measure

4 = quarter note gets 1 beat

Multiple Choice

In a time signature, what does the TOP number tell you?

• How many beats in each measure

• Which note gets 1 beat

• The tempo

Multiple Choice

In a time signature, what does the BOTTOM number tell you?

• How many beats in each measure

• Which note gets 1 beat

• The tempo

6 = 6 beats in each measure

8 = Eighth notes get 1 beat

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6/8 Time

Multiple Choice

If the TOP number of a time signature is 6, how many beats are in a measure?

• 6

• 2

• 12

• 4

Multiple Choice

If the BOTTOM number of a time signature is 8, what note will get 1 beat?

• Eighth note

• Quarter note

• Half Note

• Whole Note

​In 6/8 time, each eighth note will get 1 beat, as shown above.

Example

Multiple Choice

If an eighth note gets one beat in 6/8 time, how many beats will a quarter note get?

• 1

• 2

• 1/2

• 4

If eighth notes get 1 beat in 6/8 time, this means that quarter notes will get 2 beats.

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Quarter Notes

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Dotted quarter notes will get 3 beats in 6/8 time.

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Dotted Quarter Notes

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