Meter & time signature

True or false: Patsching (down up or down up up) represents the division of the beat.

• True

• False

Meter:

• Has a predictable pattern

• Is the organization of strong and weak beats

• Is represented by time signatures in music

• All of the above

Rhythm:

• Is the organization of strong and weak beats

• May or may not have a recurring pattern

• Is represented by a time signature symbol

• All of the above

True or false: Meter indicates groupings of beats and also how the beat is divided.

• True

• False

Simple meter divides the beat into

• Two parts

• Three parts

• Four parts

Compound meter divides the beat into:

• Two parts

• Three parts

• Four parts

Which of the following is true?

• Meters are the actual symbols that tell us the time signatures

• Barlines tell us the meter

• Time signatures are the actual symbols that tell us the meter

• Rhythms tell us the meter

Which of the following is not a simple time signature?

• 4/4

• 3/4

• 2/4

• 12/8

How would you patsch in simple meter?

• Down up

• Down up up

How would you patsch in compound meter?

• Down up

• Down up up