Measures and Time Signature
  • Vertical black bars called bar lines divide the staff into measures.
  • This staff has been split into two measures.
  • Time signatures define the amount and type of notes that each measure contains.
  • The first measure is in 4/4 time and the second measure is in 3/4 time.
  • The first measure (4/4) contains four quarter notes.
  • The second measure (3/4) contains three quarter notes.
  • Next, we will discuss non-quarter-note time signatures.
  • 6/8 time contains six eighth notes.
  • 3/2 time contains three half notes.
  • This chart displays all of the time signatures that we discussed.
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