Simple Time - 2/4, 3/4, 4/4 - (Video Resources) | Bounce Metronome Pro for Your PC, Laptop or Netbook

Simple Time - 2/4, 3/4, 4/4 - (Video Resources)

Who are these rhythms for? - found in all styles of music.

In simple time (or simple meter) the beats naturally divide into two equal parts. Usually they are counted in quarter notes, divided into eighth notes (UK: crotchets divided into quavers).

The most frequently used rhythms in simple time are 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4.

2/4 (Duple time) /n
Polkas, and marches are examples of 2/4

3/4
Waltzes and minuets are examples of 3/4.

4/4
Many songs, lullabies, nursery rhymes, reels, very common.

1/4
Useful for very fast tunes to beat just the measure beat - or if there is no time signature. See Free Time

4/4 showing how the beats naturally divide into eighth notes

3/4 with eighth notes )quavers)

2/4 with eighth notes (quavers)

4/4 with eighth and sixteenth notes (quavers and semiquavers)

When a rhythm in simple time has an odd number of beats such as 5/4, it is called "Odd time" - see the Odd time videos.

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