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Time Signature

A notational convention indicating how many beats are in each bar and which note value gets one beat

Category
rhythm
Pronunciation
TYM SIG-nah-chur
Origin

English

Length
111 words · 1 min read

About Time Signature

The time signature appears at the start of a piece as two stacked numbers. The upper number shows beats per bar; the lower number shows the note value of one beat (4 = crotchet, 8 = quaver).
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