Time Signatures

The top number in a time signature tells us

• nothing

• what kind of note gets a beat

• the number of beats per measure

• the number of measures in the song

The bottom number of a time signature tells us

• how many beats per measure

• how many seconds per measure

• what type of note gets the beat

• the denominator

How many beats are in each measure of music?

• 2

• 4

• 8

• 3

How many beats are in each measure of music?

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 8

How many beats are in each measure of music?

• 2 beats per measure

• 3 beats per measure

• 4 beats per measure

• 6 beats per measure

What does the bottom number mean in this time signature?

• There are 4 beats in each measure.

• An eighth note gets 1 beat.

• A quarter note gets 1 beat.

• A half note gets 1 beat.

What does the bottom number mean in this time signature?

• There are 2 beats in a measure.

• The half note gets one beat.

• The quarter note gets one beat.

What does the bottom number mean in this time signature?

• The 8th note gets the beat.

• The dotted quarter note gets the beat.

• The half note gets the beat.

• The quarter note gets the beat.

How many beats per measure and what note gets the beat?

• 2 beats per measure, dotted quarter note gets the beat

• 2 beats per measure, quarter note gets the beat

• 3 beats per measure, 8th note gets the beat

• 6 beats per measure, 8th note gets the beat

Which note receives one beat in this time signature?

• Whole note

• Half note

• Quarter note

• Sixteenth note