Category Archives: Time Signatures

How to Read Music – Lesson 18 – Eastman Counting System (Compound Meters)

Posted on June 29, 2011 by leonharrell

The Eastman Counting System is a method of counting rhythms using a mixture of numbers and syllables. In this lesson we will continue learning this system with the compound meters. The 3 basic rules for counting any compound rhythm are: 1. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bars, Compound Meter, Eastman Counting System, How to Read Music, Rhythm, Rhythm Counting, Rhythmic Values, Time Signatures | 3 Comments

How to Read Music – Lesson 16 – Compound Meter

Posted on June 24, 2011 by leonharrell

Compound meters are meters in which the beat is divisible by 3. You can easily tell if a meter is a compound meter by the top number of the time signature. The top number can be any number divisible by … Continue reading →

Posted in Measures, Rhythm, Rhythmic Values, Time Signatures | 4 Comments

How to Read Music – Lesson 15 – Simple Meter

Posted on June 22, 2011 by leonharrell

Simple meters are meters that the beat is divisible by 2. You can easily tell if a meter is a simple meter by the top number of the time signature. If the top number is 2, 3 or 4 then … Continue reading →

Posted in How to Read Music, Music Posters, Rhythm, Rhythmic Values, Simple Meter, Time Signatures | Leave a comment

How to Read Music – Lesson 14 – Time Signatures

Posted on June 20, 2011 by leonharrell

Time signatures are the numbers that are placed just after the clef symbol at the beginning of a piece of music. The time signature tells us the exact length of each measure in a piece of music. On a deeper … Continue reading →

Posted in How to Read Music, Rhythm, Time Signatures | 2 Comments