Chapter Four: Compound Meter

Question 1

What is a compound meter?

Answer 1

Meters that depict three subdivsions of the beat

Question 2

What kind of note gets the beat in compound meters?

Answer 2

Dotted notes

Question 3

top number of subdivions of the beat per measure

Answer 3

top number on time signature

Question 4

bottom number on time signature

Answer 4

note value that recieaves the subdivisons of the beat

Question 5

How many beat are in a meaure in 6/8 time?

Answer 5

Two dotted quater notes (three eighth notes, two times)