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Time Signatures
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Simple Time is a time-division in which each beat in the bar is divisible into two
Compound Time is a time-division in which each beat in the bar is divisible into three
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Simple Time
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e.g.
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Duple
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2/4, 2/2
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Triple
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3/8, 3/4, 3/2
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Quadruple
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4/8, 4/4, 4/2
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Compound Time
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e.g.
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Duple
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6/8, 6/16, 6/4
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Triple
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9/8, 9/16, 9/4
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Quadruple
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12/8, 12/16, 2/4
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Irregular Time will have a top number that is greater than four. It will not, however, be divisible by two or three. |
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Irregular Time
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e.g.
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Quintuple
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5/8, 5/4
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Septuple
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7/8, 7/4
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