Post on 02-Mar-2018
7/26/2019 Compound Time
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12/8 time has 4 beats in the bar
In compound time, each beat is a dotted crotchet, resulting in the subdivision or the beat being 3 quavers.
Rather than beats per bar, the time signature tells us the total number of subdivisions in a bar, with thebottom number giving the value of the subdivision.
In compound time, the quavers are always grouped in 3.
Compound Time
6/8 time has 2 beats in the bar
3/8 time has 1 beat in the bar
Rhythmic count of single beats in compound time
1
1 & a1 2 3
1 &1 2
1 a1 3
1 &1 2
1 a1 3
& a2 3
a3
1
1