how to read time signatures

Most of Western music is made up of patterns of __________.

Measures tell us where the _________ of beats begin.

A Time signtaure will tell us how ​ (a)   the ​ (b)   is, and what kind of ​ (c)   will get one ​ (d)   .

• long
• measure
• note
• beat

in a time signature, the _______ number tells us how many beats per measure.

The _________number of a time signature tells us what kind of note gets the beat.

If the bottom number is 8, the ​ (a)   note gets the ​ (b)   .

• eighth
• beat
• half
• whole

If the bottom number is 2, the ________ note gets the beat

• dotted half

• whole

• half

• quarter

If the top number is ______, there are 3 beats per measure.

• four

• five

• three

• two

If the time signature is 8/16, there are ​ (a)   beats per measure and the ​ (b)   note gets one beat.

• eight
• sixteenth
• three
• half

the time signature 6/8 means there are ___________ beats per measure.