Group 2: identifying omitted time value(s)
Activity 1
Which single time value is required at the place marked with the asterisk?
Answer
The time signature, 2/4, has two crotchet beats per bar. Since the first bar contains only one crotchet, another is needed.
Activity 2
Which single time value is required at the place marked with the asterisk?
Answer
The time signature, 4/4, has four crotchet beats per bar. Since the second bar contains no rhythmic value, a semibreve (which is equal to four crotchets) is needed.
Activity 3
Which single time value is required at the place marked with the asterisk?
Answer
The time signature, 3/4, has three crotchet beats per bar. Since the third bar contains only one crotchet, a minim (which is equal to two crotchets) is needed.
Activity 4
Which single time value is required at each of the places marked with asterisks?
Answer
The time signature, 2/4, has two crotchet beats per bar. Since the second bar contains only a crotchet and a quaver, another quaver is needed to make up the two crotchet beats. The third bar lacks a value and therefore a minim (which is equal to two crotchets) is required.
Activity 5
Which single time value is required at each of the places marked with asterisks?
Answer
The time signature, 4/4, has four crotchet beats per bar. Since the first bar contains only two crotchets, a minim (which is equal to two crotchets) is needed. The third bar lacks a value and therefore a semibreve (which is equal to four crotchets) is required.
Activity 6
Which single time value is required at each of the places marked with asterisks?
Answer
The time signature, 3/4, has three crotchet beats per bar. Since the first bar contains only a crotchet, a minim (which is equal to two crotchets) is required. The second bar contains only a minim (which equals two crotchets) and a quaver, and therefore another quaver is needed to make up the three crotchet beats.
Activity 7
Which single time value is required at the place marked with an asterisk?
Answer
The time signature, 3/8, has three quaver beats per bar. Since the first bar includes only two quavers and a semiquaver, another semiquaver is needed to make up the three quaver beats.
Activity 8
Which single time value is required at the place marked with an asterisk?
Answer
The time signature, 3/2, has three minim beats per bar. Since the second bar includes only one minim, a semibreve (which equals two minims) is needed to make up the three minim beats.
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