Musical Timing Concepts

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noun A time signature is a notational convention used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats are in each measure and which note value constitutes one beat.

  • The composer specified a 3/4 time signature for the piece.
  • Hey, can you tell me the time signature of this song?
  • I'm not sure about the time signature of that track, it's kind of funky.
  • In life, we all march to the beat of our own time signature.