Counting Beats in Music
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Objective
I can count the beats in a measure of music.
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Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
The top number of a time signature tells you how many beats there will be in every measure.
- 2
In 4/4 time, there are 4 beats in a measure, and beat 1 is the strong beat.
- 3
A whole note lasts for 4 beats, a half note lasts for 2 beats, and a quarter note lasts for 1 beat.
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Practice
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If a time signature has a 3 on top, how many beats are in each measure?
Which of the following shows the correct counting for a measure in 2/4 time?
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“How many beats are in each measure of a song with a 3/4 time signature?”
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