WorksheetsCompound Meter Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
How many beats per measure in 6/8?
16
6
8
4
What does the top number in a time signature mean?
The type of note that receives each beat.
How many beats are in each measure.
How many different notes are in every measure.
How many concert B flat's are in every measure.
What does the bottom number of a time signature mean?
How many beats are in every measure.
How many concert F's are in every measure.
The type of note that receives each beat.
How many seconds each measure lasts.
Compound Meter is when:
A beat is broken into 3 parts and the top number is divisible by 3
Two instruments are playing in the same meter
Two meters are being played at once
A beat is broken into 2 part rhythms
Simple meter is when:
One instrument is playing by themselves in a meter
Beats are divided into 3 equal parts and the top number is divisible by 3
Beats are divided into two equal parts and the top number is most commonly a number that is 4 or under
The beats are divided into irregular groupings and the top number is most commonly an odd number above 5.
How are eighth notes grouped in compound meters?
Into groups of 42
Into groups of 2
Into groups of 3
Into groups of 8
True or False: 9/8 is considered to be simple meter.
True
False
What type of meter is 12/8?
Simple
Sextuple
Complex
Compound
What type of note gets 1 beat in 6/8?
eighth note
quarter note
half note
whole note
What are the two ways you can count 3/8?
1& 2&
1&a
1 2 3 4
123
How many beats per measure in 3/8?
6
9
3
12
What are the two ways you can count in 9/8?
123 456 789
12 34 56 78 9
1& 2& 3&
1&a 2&a 3&a
Which of these is a compound meter?
4/4
3/8
3/4
2/2
Which of the following should be in parentheses when writing in counts?
eighth notes
rests
the second half of a tie
the first half of a tie
Which of the following are simple meters?
2/2
6/8
5/8
2/4
