Simple and Compound Time Signatures Re-Examined

Authors

Paula Telesco

Abstract

This handout was created for music minors and non-music majors, most of whom enter my class with some music background. They typically have some understanding of simple meters like 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4. Compound Time is typically a difficult concept to teach, so this handout treats compound meter a bit more in-depth than some textbooks. This handout would be appropriate for not only music minors and non-music majors, but also remedial music theory classes for music majors or even Music Theory 1 classes. I believe it could also be used in high school AP classes. There are three worksheets that accompany this handout.

Recommended Citation

Telesco, Paula (2016) "Simple and Compound Time Signatures Re-Examined," Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy: Vol. 30, Article 11.
Available at: https://digitalcollections.lipscomb.edu/jmtp/vol30/iss1/11