In this Tutorial I get right down into the nitty-gritty of Metre and Time Signatures. Taking you through step by step, I explain the concepts with straight-forward definitions and clear examples.
0:08 Introduction and reference to my companion Tutorial ‘Difference between Metre and Beat – and the Rhythm’
0:39 Definition of ‘Beat’
1:43 Definition of ‘Metre’
2:11 Example of a piece with ‘Strong-weak’ pattern (2/4 time signature)
2:36 Example of a piece with ‘Strong-weak-weak’ pattern (3/4 time signature)
3:03 Example of a piece with ‘Strong-weak-weak-weak’ pattern (4/4 time signature)
3:38 Preliminary background to introducing Time Signatures
4:32 Definition of ‘Bar’ (‘Measure’) and ‘Barline’
4:52 Definition of ‘Time Signature’
5:48 Examples of time signatures in 3/4, 3/8 and 3/2
7:30 Example of rewriting a melody originally written in 2/4, into 3/4 - demonstrates effect of different accentuation
9:25 Concluding Summary