Meter: Time Signatures and Conducting Patterns

Question 1

big idea

Answer 1

• time signatures give a framework to organizing music

- key to understanding how the rhythmic part of music works

Question 2

how to understand time signatures

Answer 2

• time signature formula: n(number, how many))/v(value, what kind of note)
• N can be any positive number
• V can be any number that describes a notevalue
• time signatures represent the simple or compound meters
• Duple means two groups of beats
• Triple has the subdivision in groups of three

Question 3

conducting patterns

Answer 3

• music is often conducted, the motion of the conductor’s hands show the beat and groups of beats
• three primary patterns

Question 4

duple meter

Answer 4

• beat 1 is down and out to the right

- beat 2 is back up

Question 5

triple meter

Answer 5

• beat 1 is down
• beat 2 is out to the left
• beat 3 is across the left
• beat 4 is back up

Question 6

the meter, also known as the time signature, provides a framework for sets of rhytms

Answer 6

• true

Question 7

select the simple quadruple time signature

Answer 7

4

16

Question 8

if you were to conduct music in the time signature below, how many beats per bar will you conduct
12
8

Answer 8

• 4

Question 9

which beat is always strongest

Answer 9

• down