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Grade 4 Music Theory Lesson 8: Time Signatures Exercises

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1. Describe the time signatures as simple or compound, AND duple, triple or quadruple:

1. 12/8 
2. 9/4 
3. 3/2 
4. 2/2 
5. 6/8 
6. 4/8 
7. 3/4 
8. 9/8 

2a. All compound duple time signatures have as their top number.

2b. All simple triple time signatures have  as their top number.

2c. All compound triple time signatures have  as their top number.

2d. Quadruple time signatures have either  or  as their top number.

2e. The bottom number 2 tells you to count what type of beats? 

2f. The bottom number 4 tells you to count what type of beats? 

2g. Compound time signatures always have a  as the main beat.

2h. 9/4 is a real time signature. True or false? 

2i. 3/6 is a real time signature. True or false?  

2j. 4/8 is a real time signature. True or false?  

3. Put a time signature at the beginning:

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

g.

h.

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