-as of [10 JULY 2024]–
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(incorporate some of them into your songs)
(or make one up!)
(at the very least, seek out the most well-known examples)
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(there are various types of ‘time signatures’, depending on whether the music follows ‘simple rhythms’ or involves unusual ‘shifting tempos’, including…)
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“simple” –>
(3:4)
(4:4)
(both ‘straight’ and ‘swing’)
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“compound” –>
(9:8)
(12:8)
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“complex” –>
(5:4)
(7:8)
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“mixed” –>
(5:8 + 3:8)
(6:8 + 3:4)
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“additive” –>
(3 + 2 + 38)
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“fractional” –>
(2½ : 4)
(aka (‘light’ / ‘medium’ / ‘heavy’) swing)
(the ‘mass’ designation depends on how long the first beat was lengthened / last beat was shortened to keep each measure same length)
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“irrational meters”
(3:10)
(5:24)
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