Time signatures

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• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Time signatures

But first...

...what do you remember about rhythm?

How many beats
is this note?

1. 0,5
2. 1
3. 2
4. 4

How many beats
is this note?

1. 0,5
2. 1
3. 2
4. 4

How many beats
is this note?

1. 0,5
2. 1
3. 2
4. 4

How many beats
is this rest?

1. 0,5
2. 1
3. 2
4. 4

How many beats
is this rest?

1. 0,5
2. 1
3. 2
4. 4

Put the rests in the correct order. From long to short.

Which rest is missing from the second measure?

check de maatsoort: welke maten kloppen?

sleepvraag

Which measures are correct and which are incorrect?

correct

incorrect

incorrect

incorrect

check de maatsoort: welke maten kloppen?

sleepvraag

Drag the correct answers to the measures

add a quarter rest

correct

too many notes

add an eighth rest

correct

Time signatures

You use time signatures to say how many beats are in a measure and which note lasts 1 beat.

First number: beats in a measure

Bottom number: which note is 1 beat

4 = quarter note lasts 1 beat 

3/4 time signature

2/4 time signature

3/4 

4/4 

What is the
time signature?

1. 3/4
2. 4/4

What is the
time signature?

1. 3/4
2. 4/4

What is the
time signature?

1. 3/4
2. 4/4

What is the
time signature?

1. 3/4
2. 4/4

What is the
time signature?

1. 3/4
2. 4/4

MusicBox

Box: measures and rhythm

Level 1 - ex. 2, 3, 4, 5

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