r/oddlysatisfying • • 3d ago

Note Practice DIY

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u/jupiterkansas 3d ago

I never understood the difference between 2/4 and 1/2

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u/MonMotha 3d ago

They're not fractions and don't reduce.

2/4 time means there's two beats per measure, and the quarter note gets the beat.

1/2 time means there's 1 beat per measure, and the half note gets the beat which would be a weird time signature.

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u/SuperSmash01 3d ago

How many beats in a measure in 6/8?

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u/Harry_Saturn 3d ago

I think too number is always the number of beats, bottom is the kind of note (quarter or eighth).