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Time signature identification — Simple metre, Easy

Time signature identification — Simple metre, Easy — Set 6

10 practice questions.

What time signature has 2 quarter-note beats per bar?

Answer: 2/4

What time signature has 6 eighth-note pulses in compound duple?

Answer: 6/8

What is another name for 4/4 time?

Answer: Common time (C)

What is another name for 2/2 time?

Answer: Cut time (₵)

What time signature has 9 eighth-note pulses?

Answer: 9/8

What time signature has 12 eighth-note pulses?

Answer: 12/8

The top number tells you...

Answer: How many beats (or pulses) per bar

The bottom number tells you...

Answer: The note value that gets one beat

What time signature has 4 quarter-note beats per bar?

Answer: 4/4

What time signature has 3 quarter-note beats per bar?

Answer: 3/4