Grade 3 Music Theory: Lesson 6. Time Signatures Exercises
Exercise 1 - Describing Time Signatures
Hover your mouse over each time signature to reveal the answer. (Tap on mobile devices).
Suitable for: ABRSM Grade 3 Trinity Grade 3 GCSE AP Music Theory Beginners
(Questions marked * are for ABRSM candidates only)
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Describe each of these time signatures as
- Simple or Compound
- Duple, Triple or Quadruple
- 3/8
- 6/8
- 9/8
- 12/8
- 2/4
- 3/4
- 4/4
- 2/2
- 3/2
- 4/2*
Exercise 2 - Time Signature Definitions
Complete the following (E.g. The time signature 3/4 means that there are three crotchet (quarter note) beats per bar.)
- The time signature 2/4 means that there are __________________ beats per bar.
- The time signature 3/2 means that there are ___________________ beats per bar.
- The time signature 12/8 means that there are _________________ beats per bar.
- The time signature 3/8 means that there are __________________ beats per bar.
- The time signature 6/8 means that there are __________________ beats per bar.
- *The time signature 4/2 means that there are __________________ beats per bar.
