simple and compoud meter

What can beats in a simple meter be divided into?

• Fives

• Threes

• Twos

• Fours

What does a compound meter allow beats to be divided into?

• Threes

• Sixes

• Eights

• Twos

What term describes the number of beats in a bar?

• Meter

• Note division

• Rhythm

• Duple, Triple, Quadruple

How many beats are in a bar in duple time?

• Three

• Two

• Six

• Four

What is the time signature of a simple duple meter?

• 2/4

• 3/4

• 6/8

• 12/8

In compound time, how is 6/8 time signature counted?

• One-two-three-four-five-six

• One-two-three, two-two-three

• One-two, two-two

• One-two, one-two-three-four

What is the characteristic of a compound triple meter?

• Two beats in a bar

• Three beats in a bar

• Six beats in a bar

• Four beats in a bar

Which time signature indicates a compound duple meter?

• 3/4

• 6/8

• 2/4

• 9/8

What makes a meter 'simple'?

• The use of dotted notes

• The number of beats in a bar

• The tempo of the piece

• The ability to divide beats into two

What is the defining feature of a compound quadruple meter?

• Four beats per bar, each divided into two

• Four beats per bar, each divided into three

• Three beats per bar

• Two beats per bar