Brainlag Plus Music
Brainlag Plus MusicRhythm and metre in a score
Describing the metre of an extract from its time signature, and the rhythms a score question points to: dotted rhythms, syncopation and the shortest notes.
Simple or compound
A time signature is described in two words. The first says how each beat divides:
- simple: each beat divides into two (the beat is a plain note: a crotchet in 4/4, a minim in 2/2);
- compound: each beat divides into three (the beat is a dotted note: a dotted crotchet in 6/8).
The rest of this lesson and its 5 practice questions are in Plus Music.
Screen 1 of 4, free to read.
- 5 exam-style questions, marked as you go, each with a worked solution
- Anything you get wrong is saved to your flashcards