Stiehl ppt

Time Signatures:Time Signatures:

How many beats in one measure?

What kind of note gets the beat?

How many beats in one measure?

What kind of note gets the beat?

2 Numbers2 Numbers

Top NumberHow many beats in a measure?

Bottom Number What kind of note gets one beat?

Top NumberHow many beats in a measure?

Bottom Number What kind of note gets one beat?

What does a time signature do?

What does a time signature do?

Helps you feel the strong beat

Organizes the music

Shows you how to divide the music in a song

Helps you feel the strong beat

Organizes the music

Shows you how to divide the music in a song

2 symbols that you might see in music:

The C is another way to write 4/4. The C with a line tells you to cut 4/4 in half,

or makes it 2/2

Notes and Rests ReviewNotes and Rests Review

A Line of Music…A Line of Music…

Can you name all the note values?

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3

Top Number- How Many Beats to Count

2 3 4

Common Top Numbers

5 6 7 9

Less Common Top Numbers

Top Number- How Many Beats to Count

2 3 4

Common Top Numbers

5 6 7 9

Less Common Top Numbers

1. 2.

3.4.

5.6.

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Bottom Number

4

Common Bottom Numbers

2 8

Less Common Bottom Numbers

1. =

2. =

3. =

4. =

5. =

6. =

Let’s Practice!Let’s Practice! First, a fun video to get you started…

While you watch the video, try to figure out the time signature.

When does the strong beat occur? Every 2 beats, 3, 4?

Did you guess the right time signature?

Did you guess the right time signature?

The correct answer is…….

Let’s COUNT and sing along:

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 (4) 1 2 3 (4) 1 2 3 (4) 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 (4) 1 2 3 4 1-2-3 (4)

Test Your Skills With These Fun Tunes!

Test Your Skills With These Fun Tunes!Listen to the music and try to guess

the time signature. Use your ears and listen more than once if necessary!

Easy- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Medium- Australia by the Shins

Hard- Chicago by Sufjan Stevens

Master- I Hung My Head by Sting

4/45/4

4/4 9/8