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The top number tells you how many beats are in each measure while the bottom number tells you what value those beats are. If the bottom number is a 4, it means the beats are quarter notes.
- What does the bottom number in time signature tell you?
- What does the bottom 4 in a 4/4 time signature mean?
- What does the bottom number in a symbol represent?
What does the bottom number in time signature tell you?
Common Time Signatures
The top number of the time signature tells how many beats are in each measure, and the bottom number tells which note will represent one beat.
What does the bottom 4 in a 4/4 time signature mean?
A time signature of 4/4 means count 4 (top number) quarter notes (bottom number) to each bar. So the pulse, or beat, is counted 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4, and so on. That means all the notes in each bar must add up to 4 quarter notes.
What does the bottom number in a symbol represent?
The number below the symbol is the atomic number and this reflects the number of protons in the nucleus of each element's atom. Every element has a unique atomic number. ... We can use atomic number and atomic mass to find out the number of protons, neutrons and electrons there are in an atom.
