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    what would the time signature be if the time is like "123 123 123 1234" thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by saucytool View Post
    what would the time signature be if the time is like "123 123 123 1234" thanks
    HOLA como estas SAUCYTOOL Mi amigo CREATIVE ARTISTIC OPEN MINDED DRUMMER ARTIST(CAT) within alot of awre-ness wisdom
    KNOWLEDGE ** Mi amigo it is really Not at all a MYSTERY*123,123,123,1234
    13/4 or it could be 13/8 or 13/16 *its as being written within 13/4 **
    within one 13/4 MEASURE of TIME within the ONE MEASURE their will be 13
    BEATS of TIME And THE 1/4 QUARTER NOTE RECIEVES the BEAT **so the METER 13/4 is CALLED NAMED ASYMMETRIC METER *
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    Simple example of a 3/4 time signature: here there are three quarter-notes per measure.The time signature (also known as "meter signature") is a notational convention used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats are in each measure and what note value constitutes one beat.

    In a musical score, the time signature appears at the beginning of the piece, immediately following the key signature (or immediately following the clef if the piece is in C major, A Minor, or a modal subset). A mid-score time signature, usually immediately following a barline, indicates a change of meter.

    Contents [hide]
    1 Simple and compound time signatures
    1.1 Simple time signatures
    1.1.1 Notational variations in simple time
    1.2 Compound time signatures
    1.2.1 Interpreting compound time signatures
    1.3 Beat and time
    1.4 Most frequent time signatures
    2 Complex time signatures
    3 Mixed meters
    4 Variants
    4.1 Additive meters
    4.2 Other variants
    5 "Irrational" meters
    6 Stress and meter
    6.1 Rewriting meters
    7 Early music usage
    7.1 Mensural time signatures
    7.2 Proportions
    8 See also
    9 References
    10 External links



    [edit] Simple and compound time signatures

    Basic time signatures: 4/4, also known as common time (C); 2/2, also known as cut time or cut-common time (¢), 2/4, 3/4 & 6/8Time signatures consist of two numbers, one on top of the other. The bottom number gives the type of note as a fraction of a whole note (a whole note is called a 'semibreve') that is the "beat unit"; e.g., 4 on the bottom means quarter-note (crotchet) counts and 8 on the bottom mean eighth-note (quaver) counts. The top number specifies how many beats are in each measure. For instance, 2/4 means 2 quarter-note beats.

    Time signatures can be "simple" or "compound".


    [edit] Simple time signatures
    In a simple time signature, each beat is divided into two equal parts. Typically, therefore, each beat has the value of a non-dotted note.

    The upper number indicates how many beats there are in a bar;
    The lower number indicates the note value which represents one beat (the "beat unit").
    The most common simple time signatures are 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4. The 4 at the bottom indicates that the beat unit is the quarter note or crotchet. For example, 3/4 means three quarter-note beats per measure.


    [edit] Notational variations in simple time

    Alla breve symbol.A "semicircle" is sometimes used for 4/4 time, also called "common time" or "imperfect time". The symbol is derived from a broken circle used in early music, where a full circle represented 3/4 time, called "perfect time".[1] A "semicircle" with a vertical line through it is used in place of 2/2, also known as "alla breve" or, colloquially, "cut time".


    [edit] Compound time signatures
    In compound time signatures, the main beat is divided into three equal parts (as distinct from the two equal parts in simple time). Compound time signatures are distinguished by an upper number which is commonly 6, 9 or 12. The most common lower number in a compound time signature is 8, meaning the time is beaten in eighth notes (quavers).

    Unlike simple time, however, compound time uses a dotted note for the beat unit. Consequently, since it is impossible to indicate a dotted note by using a single, non-fractional number, the upper and lower numbers in compound time signatures do not represent the number of beats per bar and the beat unit, as they do in simple time.


    [edit] Interpreting compound time signatures
    The upper and lower numbers in compound time signatures are determined as follows:

    To determine the number of beats per bar, divide the upper number by three. For example, in 6/8, there are 2 beats per measure. The pulse in a compound 6/8 will have two dotted quarter-note (crotchet) beats, and each beat will subdivide into a group of three eighth notes.
    To identify the "beat unit" (i.e. which type of note represents one beat), multiply the note value represented by the lower number by three. In 6/8, the lower number (8) represents the note value of an eighth note. Multiplying that note value by three gives a unit of a dotted quarter note, or 3 eighth notes.
    For example, 12/8 time would be counted: One two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve (or alternatively, one and uh two and uh three and uh four and uh).

    In compound time, the beat unit is always a dotted note value. The most common compound time signatures are 6/8, 9/8 and 12/8, denoting two, three and four dotted quarter note beats per bar.


    [edit] Beat and time
    Time signatures indicating two beats per bar (whether simple or compound) are called duple time; those with three beats to the bar are triple time. To the ear, a bar may seem like one singular beat. For example, in some fast waltzes, which are most commonly in 3/4 time, the term single time may be used. Terms such as quadruple (4), quintuple (5), and so on are also occasionally used.


    [edit] Most frequent time signatures
    Simple time signatures
    4/4 (quadruple) common time: widely used in most forms of Western classical and popular music. Most common time signature in rock, blues, country, funk, and pop[2]
    2/2 (duple) alla breve, cut time: used for marches and fast orchestral music. Frequently occurs in musical theater. Sometimes called "in 2".
    4/2 (quadruple) common in early music; rarer since 1600, although Brahms and other composers used it occasionally.
    2/4 (duple) used for polkas or marches
    3/4 (triple) used for waltzes, minuets, scherzi, and country & western ballads.
    3/8 (triple) also used for the above, but usually suggests higher tempo or shorter hypermeter.
    Compound time signatures
    6/8 (duple) double jigs, polkas, fast obscure waltzes, marches and some rock music.
    9/8 (triple) "compound triple time", used in triple ("slip") jigs, otherwise occurring rarely (The Ride of the Valkyries is a familiar example)
    12/8 (quadruple) classical music; also common in slower blues, doo-wop and stripper music; also used more recently in rock music.


    [edit] Complex time signatures

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    Oh man, I gotta get me a paper route.
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    Could also be 3 bars of 3/4 and one bar of 4/4. It's not unusual to have mixed time sigs in a song. Sometimes chord changes can help as well. If there are chord changes on the 1's, I would guess that indicates a 3/4. I'm no expert though. I'm still learning how to figure that stuff out myself.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bish View Post
    Oh man, I gotta get me a paper route.
    You're gonna have to deliver a lot of papers to get that brain surgery degree...
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    Thanks SWD! I will have to really read that later.

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    If you have the score to read, it's pretty easy to figure all this out, but if you are just listening, it gets a lot more complicated.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bruarm View Post
    Could also be 3 bars of 3/4 and one bar of 4/4. It's not unusual to have mixed time sigs in a song.
    This is quite common to mix meters in modern music. Easier on the math this way, too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CycleDude View Post
    This is quite common to mix meters in modern music. Easier on the math this way, too.
    True that!!
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