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Time Signatures

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

Which numbers are equal to the time signature we refer to as "common time"?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

What does the top number of a time signature tell us?

a)

How old the music is

b)

Which kind of note is equal to 1 beat

c)

How many notes are in each measure

d)

How many beats are in each measure

3.

Why does Gregorian chant not have a time signature?

a)

They felt lazy

b)

They ran out of ink on their feather quill

c)

They weren't invented yet

d)

They were so clever they didn't need them

4.

How would you classify the following time signature:

a)

Simple compound

b)

Compound double

c)

Simple quadruple

d)

Compound duple

5.

How do we know which time signatures are simple and which are compound?

a)

It's when the top number can be divided by 4

b)

It's whatever we decide it is

c)

It's when top number can be divided by 3, except for 9

d)

It's when the top number can be divided by 3, except for 3

6.

What does the bottom number in the following time signature tell us?

a)

The whole note is equal to 1 beat

b)

The 16th note is equal to 1 beat

c)

This time signature doesn't exist

d)

It's another way to write "cut time"

7.

What is the difference between "cut time" and "common time"?

a)

There isn't a difference

b)

The inventor of cut time's pen slipped, creating the slash in the middle of the "c"

c)

Cut time is related to half notes and common time is related to quarter notes

d)

Cut time is Italian, common time is French

8.

How can we divide the following time signature into pulses that are easier to keep track of?

a)

12 eighth notes

b)

12 quarter notes

c)

4 pulses, each worth 3 eighth notes

d)

3 pulses, each worth 4 eighth notes

9.

Tell me another way to verbalize "cut time"

a)

4 quarter notes in each measure

b)

3 half notes in each measure

c)

2 half notes in each measure

d)

9 eighth notes in each measure

10.

Using your best educated guess, what do you think the most appropriate time signature is for this measure of music?

a)

8/8

b)

2.5/8

c)

common time

d)

cut time

11.

Using your best educated guess, what would be the most appropriate time signature for this measure of music?

a)

6/8

b)

3/4

c)

7/8

d)

9/8

12.
How many beats are in each measure of music?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
8
13.
How many beats are in each measure of music?
a)
4
b)
2
c)
8
d)
3
14.

What kind of note gets the beat in this time signature?

a)
b)
c)
d)