Timeline for How does the bottom number of the time signature affect counting?
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| Apr 26, 2021 at 6:51 | comment | added | Aaron | Ahh, yes quavers. Good catch. ("..." = "etc") | |
| Apr 26, 2021 at 6:50 | history | edited | Aaron | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 26, 2021 at 6:39 | comment | added | Tim | Ah, you mean 'e.g.1 2 3 etc'. It just didn't make sense to me with only 1 2 3 each time.And wouldn't the top version count 1 e & a (etc) for quavers? | |
| Apr 25, 2021 at 23:09 | comment | added | musicamante | @Tim why not? Being able to count out loud while playing (assuming the instrument allows it) should be a basic skill. Or am I not understanding your question? | |
| Apr 25, 2021 at 20:28 | comment | added | Aaron | The idea behind 1 2 3 is to keep track of which beat within the measure you're on. Some (piano) method books, however, have begun moving away from that, especially in the earliest levels. Instead, they count the length of the notes. So, crotchet, crotchet, minim would be 1 1 1-2. | |
| Apr 25, 2021 at 20:20 | comment | added | Tim | I've been aware of that for many decades!!! Some things I don't understand. Why 1 2 3...??? I'm not a complete idiot, but working on it. Just help them out when they need some support. | |
| Apr 25, 2021 at 19:41 | comment | added | Aaron | The whole numbers correspond to the basic pulse of the music — the beats. The top number in a time signature (X in these examples) indicates the number of beats. The "&" and "e/a" represent divisions of beats: "&" marks the 1/2-beat; "e" and "a" mark 1/4 and 3/4 parts of a beat. | |
| Apr 25, 2021 at 17:42 | comment | added | Tim | I don't understand the '1 2 3...' in each example. Help! | |
| Apr 25, 2021 at 17:25 | history | answered | Aaron | CC BY-SA 4.0 |