Simple and Compound Time Signatures 7a

What is this symbol?

• a fraction
• a time signature
• a key signature
• one

When using time signatures, what does the top number tell you?

• How fast or slow you should play your music
• How many beats should be in each measure
• What note receives the beat 
• How loud you should play your music

In any time signature, what does the number on the bottom tell you?

• How many beats per measure
• How many seconds per measure
• What type of note gets the beat
• The denominator

How many beats does an eighth note get in 4/4 time?

• 2
• 1/4
• 1/2
• 4

How many beats does an eighth note get in 3/8 time?

• 3
• 8
• 4
• 1

how many beats does a quarter note get in this time signature?

• 1
• 4
• 2
• 1/2 beat

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