NotePlayMusicReading Time Signatures
Look at a bar of written music and work out its time signature or note values, ported from ABRSM Grade 1 style practice questions.
Grade 1 · Rhythm4 questionsUntimed · No account needed
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Why does 3/4 feel like a waltz?
Hear Happy Birthday lean on beat one, hear it limp when forced into four, and see what the two numbers of 3/4 mean.
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Learning objectives
- Count the beats in a bar to identify its time signature.
- Recognize note values shown in written notation.
Worksheet
Select the correct time signature for the bar.
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Select the correct time signature for the bar.
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Select the correct time signature for the bar.
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How many quavers are there in this note?
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Answer Key
- 4/4 — The bar contains four crotchet beats in total, so 4/4 is the matching time signature.
- 3/4 — Two quavers followed by two crotchets make three crotchet beats, so the bar is in 3/4.
- 3/4 — A dotted crotchet plus three quavers makes three crotchet beats, so the bar fits 3/4.
- 6 — A dotted minim lasts for six quavers.