MusicYears 1–3Theory

Simple time signatures

Understand 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4 time signatures; group notes correctly within bars

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you are tapping a drum 🥁. Some taps are LOUD and some are soft.

  2. 2

    How many taps are in a LOUD-soft-soft pattern?

  3. 3

    Tap the drum to make a LOUD-soft-soft pattern. Tap the loud one first!

  4. 4

    Let's clap a LOUD-soft-soft pattern together 👏

  5. 5

    Which word tells you how many beats are in a LOUD-soft-soft pattern?

  6. 6

    Here is a music picture for a LOUD-soft-soft pattern. The big circle is the LOUD beat, the small ones are soft.

  7. 7

    What comes after a LOUD beat in a LOUD-soft-soft pattern?

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