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:	post by ProgMetalDrumr at 2010-08-04 10:51:53

First, the most basic, and most used time signature is the one you all probably only know.
4
4
this means there are four quarter notes in the time signature.
the top number is how many, and bottom number represents what gets the beat.
2=halfs
4=quarters
8=8ths
16=16ths
so when you listen to music you will most likely hear the snare hit on 2 and 4.
1(2)3(4)
now for quarter time signatures you will only go up to 7 for now. really anything after that isn't really used because you can just cut it down. there are possible right ways of using them but we'll talk about that a little while later.
you have:
3,4,5,6,7
4,4,4,4,4

4
4 you know,

5
4 you might not.

just count like you normally would 4 but add that extra 1 to make 5. or add an extra 3 to make 7. it may feel a little weird at first but if you keep counting and listen to some examples then you will start to get the feeling.
-----------3------6
now with 4 and 4 we have to change though here, this is where duple and triple take place.
with duple your always counting 1+2+3+4+....... but with triple your counting 1+a2+a3+a4+a, meaning in between each note there can be either 2 or 3 pulses.
---------3
so with 4 you would be counting1(2)(3)1(2)(3). instead of 1(2)(3)(4)1(2)(3)(4)..... do you feel the difference? hopefully you do.
--------------------------------------6
now the same concept applies to 4 except now you will be feeling 2 beats instead of 1. 1(2)(3)4(5)(6) 1(2)(3)4(5)(6).
----------------------------6
the wrong way to count 4 would be 1(2)3(4)5(6) 1(2)3(4)5(6) because you
not doing triple anymore your doing duple.
----------------------------------------------------3
this way of counting is actually turning it into 2

-------------------------------2----8----------------------------------------------4
now the reason we dont do 4 or 4 is because its pretty much the same as 4, im not really going to get into that for confusion reasons.

well that is your first lesson on time signatures go try them you might being staying in the time you do is very boring and now days makes music very generic.

stay tuned for more where i talk about 8ths and will eventually work up to combining time signatures to make even more odd feels for music.

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