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What are the two numbers at the beginning of a staff in music called?
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∙ 11y ago
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Those two numbers are the "time signature." The top number indicates how many beats are in a measure, and the bottom number indicates what note equals one beat. For example, in 3/4 time there are three beats per measure and a quarter note equals one beat. In 6/8 time, there are six beats per measure and an eighth note is one beat.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agotime signature
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∙ 13y agoIt's the time signature. The top number is how many beats are in the measure and the bottom number is what note gets the beat. In 4/4 time there are 4 beats in a measure and the quarter note gets the beat. In 6/8 times there are 6 beats in a measure and the eighth note gets the beat.
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∙ 12y agoI'm assuming you mean the two numbers at the beginning of the music? the top number at the top means how many beats you have in a measure and the number at the bottom is how many beats a quarter note is worth.
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∙ 13y agoI assume you mean the time signature. The time signature (also known as meter signature) is a notational convention used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats are in each measure and which note value constitutes one beat. In a musical score, the time signature appears at the beginning of the piece, as a time symbol or stacked numerals (such as 2/2 or 3/4) immediately following the key signature (or immediately following the clef if the piece is in C major, A minor, or a modal subset). A mid-score time signature, usually immediately following a barline, indicates a change of meter.
There are various types of time signatures, depending on whether the music follows simple rhythms or involves unusual shifting tempos, including: simple (such as 3/4 or 4/4), compound (e.g., 9/8 or 12/8), complex (e.g., 5/4 or 7/8), mixed (e.g., 5/8, 3/8 or 6/8, 3/4), additive (e.g., (3+2+3)/8), fractional (e.g., 2½/4), irrational meters (e.g., 3/10 or 5/24), or other meters.
Examples of each type of time signature date back many decades or centuries.
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∙ 9y agoThis is the time signature of the piece. The bottom number serves to determine the value that each note in the piece gets. For example, in 4/4 time a quater note gets one beat.
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∙ 11y agoLike 4|4, 3|4, etc.? Time signatures.
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What divides the music staff into measures?
Bar lines divide the staff into measures
What has 5 lines and 4 spaces in the music industry?
Staff notation (sheet music)
What are the lines that extend the staff called?
The lines that extend the staff are called ledger lines.
What was guido d arezzos contribution to music notation?
Staff Lines
What does G sharp mean in music?
Its a kind of note in music. Its also in the G-scale of g sharp it is on the grand staff on piano.
What are the five lines called that allt the music is written on?
The five lines that the music is written on is called the stave, or the staff for bass and treble! :)
What are the lines on music sheets called?
They are called staff lines. Or just called a Staff. I am glad to help.
The curlicue symbol located at the beginning on a staff of music is called a what?
Its the treble clef. It is used for the soprano (highest part) and alto (second highest) notes.
What is a musical line called?
A Music Staff
What is the name for the beat of the music?
a measure or if you mean the numbers before the staff starts (usually 4 with a 4 under it) then that's called time signature
What are the five lines which you write music on called?
It's called the "staff". :)
In music do you place tempo terms above or below the notes?
Above the staff ... at the beginning of the measure.
What is the name for the grouping of beats in music?
a measure or if you mean the numbers before the staff starts (usually 4 with a 4 under it) then that's called time signature
What is the sign called at the beginning of a staff?
(treble/alto/bass/tenor) cleff
What is a pattern of sharps or flats that appear at the beginning of the staff?
that is called the key signature.
What is the five lines music is written on?
Music is typically written on five horizontal lines called a staff. Each line and space on the staff represents a different pitch in music notation. The staff helps musicians to read and interpret musical notes and rhythms.
What is the 5 lines called that music is written on?
A musical staff.... For Bass and Treble
