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