time signatures

what is a barline ?

• a barline is used to separate the music into parts according to the time signature given

• a barline is placed next to the time signature .

what is a barline used to show ?

• barlines are lines placed on the musical staff to show the end of one bar and the beginning of another bar .

• barlines are used to show the end of a song

what is a double barline used for ?

• that the bar of music has come to an end .

• that you have just started a new bar of music .

• it indicates that you have come to the end of the music

time signatures are fractions

• true

• false

how many numbers do time signatures consist of ?

• 2

• 3

• 4

what is the purpose of the top number in a time signature ?

• the top number tells you how many beats in each bar

• the top number tells you what type of beat in each bar .

what does the bottom in a time signature tells you ?

• the type of note that will take each beat in the bar

• how many beats in each bar .