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[lea]

To find out what kind of time the time signature is you  do what?

like, if i looked at a time signature and i knew what kind it was, like simpe, duple, triple etc how would i figure it out? something to do with the top or bottom note and dividing it by whatever? does it involve dividing??

is compound time what? beat in 3? isnt that triple? then whats the equivalent for beats in 2?? its not duple or quadruple or simple? is it

im really confused..............


thanx

lea

[natasha]

agreed!!

[amee]

Lea,

You seem to have two questions here, they are;

What is compound time?
What is duple, triple, and quadruple time?

I'll try my best to explain, although I'm not crystal clear on the facts myself.  

Compound time is when the beats can be divided into threes, for example a dotted crotchet (it can be divided into three quavers).  Examples of compound time are 6/8, 9/8, and 12/8.  The opposite of compound time is simple time, where the beats can be divided into twos (like a crotchet beat can be divided into two quavers).  Examples of simple time are 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4.

[amee]

Hopefully you have understood my explanation on compound time

Now, the question is what is duple, triple, and quadruple time?  You can describe time signatures in two ways,

1) as duple, triple, or quadruple
2) as simple or compound.

So here are some full descriptions of time signatures:

2/4 or 2/2 - simple duple time
3/4, 3/2, 3/8 - simple triple time
4/4, 4/2 - simple quadruple time

6/8 - compound duple time
9/8 - compound triple time
12/8 - compound quadruple time

So quite simply, the top number in a time signature refers to whether it is duple, triple, or quadruple time.  2 or 6 is for duple, 3 or 9 is for triple, and 4 or 12 is for quadruple.  Here is where the division comes in; in compound time you need to divide the top number of the time signature by 3 to get whether it is duple, triple, etc.  

The bottom number refers to whether it is simple or compound.  

I hope that helps!

[lea]

thanx soooooo much amee!!!!!

i understand it alot better



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