Time signatures: simple time
The top number counts beats in a bar, the bottom names the note that gets the beat (4/4, 3/4, 2/4).
- Category
- Rhythm and meter
- First taught in
- F.3 Count four beats
- Theory cards
- Time signatures: 4/4 and 3/4 (Foundation)
In the lessons
4 lessons and 4 pieces where the Method teaches or uses it, in teaching order.
| Lesson | Lesson and piece |
|---|---|
| F.3 | Count four beatsStudy in C major, Op. 190 No. 1, Louis Köhler |
| F.5 | Steps, skips and three beatsThe First Lessons, Op. 117 No. 3, Cornelius Gurlitt |
| F.12 | Shape three stepsThree Steps, written for the Method |
| F.13 | Carry sound and silenceLong Shadows, written for the Method |
In Musicianship
The units whose theory questions ask about it.
| Unit | Title |
|---|---|
| F.3 | Four beats |
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