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Simple Time Signatures Consist of Two Numerals, One Stacked Above The Other

The time signature specifies the number of beats in a measure and which note value represents one beat. Simple time signatures consist of two numerals, with the lower indicating the note value of a single beat (usually a power of 2) and the upper indicating the number of those note values in the measure.

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Simple Time Signatures Consist of Two Numerals, One Stacked Above The Other

The time signature specifies the number of beats in a measure and which note value represents one beat. Simple time signatures consist of two numerals, with the lower indicating the note value of a single beat (usually a power of 2) and the upper indicating the number of those note values in the measure.

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The time signature (also known as meter signature, metre signature, or measure signature)

is a notational convention used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats (pulses)
are contained in each measure (bar), and which note value is equivalent to a beat.

Simple time signatures consist of two numerals, one stacked above the other:


 The lower numeral indicates the note value that represents one beat (the beat
unit). This number is typically a power of 2.
 The upper numeral indicates how many such beats constitute a bar.

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