Time Signature
Hello Everyone, today I will be discussing on Time signature in the Theory of Music. At the beginning of a piece of music, there is a sign called a Time Signature. Time signatures define the amount and type of notes that each measure contains. It is also known as measure signature . It consist of two numbers written like a fraction. See image below Clearly the top figures in the time signature in the image above shows how many beats are there in a bar. The bottom figures in the time signature in the image above shows what kind of note is to be used to represent the beat. If the bottom figure is 4, the beats will be shown as crotchets ; if it is 2, the beats will be minims ; if it is 8; they will be quavers . (It is helpful here to remember the alternative word for minims, crotchet, etc.: half notes, quarter notes etc.) Thus from the image above their time signature means that: This means that there are 4beats in a bar and the beats in the bar are written as crotc...