Grade 2 Music Theory, Unit 1, Lesson 5 of 9

Quaver beats: 3/8

About 2 min to read, then 5 practice questions

Three quavers a bar

Three quaver beats in each bar

A bar of has three quaver beats. The three quavers are usually beamed together as one group. A dotted crotchet fills the whole bar.

Quick check

Which single note fills a bar of ?

Which time signature fits?

6 crotchet beats: three minims, 3/2

To find a missing time signature, add up the bar in crotchets. A semibreve and a minim make 4 + 2 = 6. Six crotchets fill three minim beats: .

Quick check

A bar holds a minim and a crotchet, with the time signature missing. Which fits?

Remember

  • : three quaver beats, often one beamed group.
  • Missing time signature: add up the bar in crotchets.

Practise this: 5 questions, about 4 min

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