Five and seven
Groups of 2 and 3
Grade 5 adds irregular time: , , and . Five or seven cannot be split into equal beats, so they are grouped in 2s and 3s, and the beams show the groups.
Quick check
Which time signature is irregular?
The groups can change
Seven quavers can be 2 + 2 + 3, 3 + 2 + 2 or 2 + 3 + 2; five can be 3 + 2 or 2 + 3. Read the beams, or the longer notes, to see which.
Quick check
A bar of is beamed 2 + 3. How many quavers are in the second group?
Remember
- Irregular: 5/4, 7/4, 5/8, 7/8.
- Grouped in 2s and 3s; the beams show how.
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