WEEK 5- Music 20

Quarter 1 – Module 2: Rhythm: Differentiate Time

Signatures
What’s New
Lesson Rhythm: Differentiate 2 3
4, 4,
1 4
and Time Signatures
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Basic Time Signatures
Did you know that in music we can use varied time signatures?

A time signature is found at the beginning of a piece of music, after the clef
You already have learned about notes and rests and their values in the previous and the key signature. It is a numerical indication of a piece showing the meter. It
lesson. This lesson will continue to expand your music exposure to the movement consists of two numbers; the upper and the lower number. The upper number tells
and value of notes that give life to music. Today you will learn about time signatures. the number of beats in every measure. The lower number tells the kind of note that
receives one beat.
There is an established time signature in each song or music piece.

The time signature (also known as meter signature or measure signature) is Directions: Study the basic time signatures below and answer the questions that
used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats are grouped in a follow.
measure and which note will be equivalent to a beat.

Rhythm varies according to a given time signature. The time signature is written
at the beginning of the staff after the clef and the key signature.

What’s In

Direction: Identify the kinds of notes and rests found in the following musical
lines:

1.

2.

What are the basic time signatures?

3.
What kind of note receives one beat in , , and time signatures?
In time signature, how many beats are there in every measure?
4.
How many beats are there in every measure in time signature?
In time signature, how many quarter notes are there in a measure?
5.
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Hear the Bells
Activity 1

Songs have different time signatures. That’s what makes them different from
one another. Analyze the following songs: Pamulinawen, Ili-ili Tulog Anay and Hear
the Bells.

Pamulinawen

What is the time signature of the song Pamulinawen?

What are the different kinds of notes found on the first staff?
2
What kind of note receives one beat in time signature?
4
Which note has the shortest duration in the second staff? What symbol did you see after a G-clef and a flat sign?

Which note has the longest duration in the second staff? What time signature has this symbol?
How many beats are there in each measure? What are the different kinds of notes found in the musical score?
How many dotted notes are found in the musical score? What kind of note receives one beat in time signature?
Which note has the longest/shortest duration?
Ili-Ili Tulog Anay How many beats are there in each measure in time signature?

What is It

What is the time signature of the song Pamulinawen?

What is the time signature of the song Ili-ili Tulog Anay?
What is the time signature of the song Ili-ili Tulog Anay?
What are the different kinds of notes/rests found in the musical score?
What kind of note receives one beat in time signature? What is the time signature of the song Hear the Bells?

In what beat did you start singing? What note receives one beat in , , and time signatures?
What did you notice on the first measure?
What note has the longest duration in , , and time signatures?
What did you notice on the last measure?
Which note has the shortest duration in the second staff? What rest has the longest duration in in , , and time signatures?
Which note has the longest duration in the second staff? In , , and time signatures, how many beats are there in every measure?
How many beats are there in each measure in time signature ?
Sing the three songs above.
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What’s More

The Time Signature

The time signature gives you a way to notate your music so that you can What I Have Learned
play the music from scores and hear its melody. The melodic progression and
organizational patterns of beats as indicated by the time signature is how you hear
and feel the meter of a musical piece.
• Time signature tells us how the music is to be counted.
The basic time signatures are , , and . These are commonly used in
musical score as presented in music lessons. • It is written at the beginning of the staff after the clef and the key
signature.
The time signature is a march rhythm while a time signature is a waltz
rhythm.
• A time signature consists of two numbers; the upper and the lower
number. The upper number tells the number of beats that should be
The time signature is also called common time signature. ( ).
in each measure. The lower number tells the kind of note that receives
A. Direction: Identify the time signature of the rhythmic patterns below. one beat.

1. • The time signature is a march rhythm while a time signature is

a waltz rhythm.

2.
• The time signature is also called common time signature.
3.

4. 2 two beats per measure

4 quarter note gets one beat

5. 3 three beats per measure

4 quarter note gets one beat
B. Directions: Fill out the missing word. Write your answer on a separate sheet four beats per measure
4
of paper. 4 quarter note gets one beat
1. In _______ time signature, there are two beats in a measure and _______
gets one beat.

2. In _______ time signature, there are three beats in a measure and

a quarter note gets _______beat.

3. In time signature, there are four beats in a _______ and a quarter note
gets one _______.
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77. What time signature is appropriate for the rhythmic pattern below?

Assessment (RECORDED ASSESSMENT: 2 pts. each)

Directions: Read and understand each item carefully. Choose the letter of the
correct answer. Shade the circle of your chosen answer on your ANSWER SHEET. A. 4 B. 2 C. 3 D. 6
4 4 4 8
71. Identify the missing note needed to complete the second measure of a
78. What is the difference between and time signatures?
rhythmic pattern in time signature.

4 A. In time signature, there are two beats in a measure and a quarter note
4 receives one beat while time signature has three beats in a measure
and a quarter note receives one beat.
A. B. C. D.
B. In time signature, there are four beats in a measure and a half note
receives one beat while time signature has three beats in a measure
72. In time signature, what note will receive one beat?
and a quarter note receives one beat.
A. half note B. eighth note C. whole note D. quarter note
C. In time signature, there are two beats in a measure and an eighth note
receives one beat while time signature has three beats in a measure
73. The value of notes will vary on a given time signature. What time signature is
appropriate for this musical phrase? and an eighth note receives one beat.

D. In time signature, there are two beats in a measure and a whole

note receives one beat while time signature has three beats in a
4 measure and a whole note receives one beat.
A. 3 B. 2 C. D. 6
4 4 4 8
79. Musical symbols are important in music. What is the symbol pointed by an
74. In time signature, how many beats are there per measure? arrow?

A. 3 B. 4 C. 2 D. 1

7 5. A time signature has another term called Common Time. What is the
A. key signature C. G clef
symbol for Common Time? B. time signature D. note

A. B. C. D. CT 810. The time signature consists of upper and lower number. What does the
upper number tell?
76. Some musical symbols have its proper place on the staff. Where is the time
signature located on the staff? A. It tells what note will receive one beat.
A. after the clef and the key signature C. before the key signature B. It tells the number of beats in a measure.
B. before the clef D. none of the above C. It tells the kinds of notes to be grouped in a measure.
D. It tells how many beats should there be in a measure.
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Additional Activities
Lesson Rhythm: Differentiate 2 3
4 4, 4,
RECORDED PERFORMANCE TASK: 4 pts. each)
Directions: Identify whether the time signature used in each rhythmic
2 6
4, and 8 Time Signatures
pattern is in , and time signatures. Copy the following and write
your answers on your LONG PAD. Music is measured through the use of time signature. The rhythm of the
song depends on the time signature too. The time signature is written at the
beginning of the staff after the clef and the key signature.

1. In the previous lesson, you have learned the different simple time signatures

such as , , and . In this lesson, you will learn about a compound time
2.
signature with as an example.

3.

4.
What’s In
5.

Directions: Write the time signature of each rhythmic pattern. Do it on a separate

sheet of paper.

1.

ANSWER KEY:
2.

3.

4.

5.
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Chart

Notes to the Teacher

This module is designed for independent or self-paced
study. It allows the learners to learn by considering their
convenience for time and or location according to his or her
individual needs and ability. Learners can study at his/her
preferred time and environment without undue interruption of
work. Please make sure learners who use this material can get
frequent feedback and are given the opportunity to reflect on 6
What is time signature?
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information and on their learning experiences. What is the value of a quarter note/rest in 6 time signature?
6 8
What note/rest receives one beat in 8 time signature?
What note/rest has the longest duration in 6 time signature?
What’s New
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How many pulses are there in every beat?

Compound Time Signature What is It

Do you know what time signature represents this pattern?
Directions: Analyze the musical score of Dandansoy and answer the questions
below.
Dandansoy

You have already learned the different simple time signatures. In this
lesson you will learn about a compound time signature. A compound time signature
tells that the beats will be divided into three equal parts. Which means, each beat
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contains a triple pulse. Shown below is an example of a time signature.
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What kinds of notes/rests are used in the musical score?

Conducting pattern: What other musical symbols are found in the score?
What part of the beat is the first note of the song?
What note receives one beat in 6 time signature?
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Which note has the longest duration? How many beats does it receive?
How many beats are there in every measure?
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What’s More What I Have Learned

• Time signature is written at the beginning of the staff after the clef and
The 6
8
Time Signature the key signature.

6 • A time signature consists two numbers; the upper and the lower
The time signature is called a compound meter. It means that there are six
8 number.
beats in a measure. The lower number 8 tells the kind of note that gets one beat.
Since 8 is the lower number, the note that receives one beat is eighth note ( ). Any • In time signature, there are 6 beats in each measure and an eighth
time signature with 6 on top is a compound duple. note receives one beat.

• is a compound time signature.

A rhythmic pattern is a combination of notes and rests which is based on the
given time signature of a song or composition.

What I Can Do
A. Identify the missing note needed in the rhythmic pattern. Write your answer on RECORDED PERFORMANCE TASK: 5 pts. each)
a separate sheet.
Direction: Differentiate the following time signatures by giving their meaning.

1. 6
8 4
1. 4
6
2.
8 6
2. 8

3. 6
8 3
3.
4
6
4.
8
2
4. 4
5. 6
8
6 ANSWER KEY:
B. Write the value of the notes/rests in time signature.
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1.

2.

3.

4.

5.
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87. A time signature consists two numbers; the upper and the lower number. In
time signature, what does the lower number tell us?
Assessment (RECORDED ASSESSMENT: 2 pts. each) A. It tells us the value of a whole note.
B. It tells us the number of beats in a measure.
Directions: Read and understand each item carefully. Choose the letter of the C. It tells us the kind of note which receives one beat.
correct answer. Shade the circle of your chosen answer on your ANSWER SHEET. D. It tells us the kind of note which has the least value.

88. What is the missing note to complete the rhythmic pattern in time signature?
81. In time signature, a quarter note gets one beat. What is the value of a
quarter note ( ) in time signature?
A. 4 beats C. 3 beats
A. B. C. D.
B. 2 beats D. 1 ½ beats

82. There are six beats in a measure and an eighth note receives one beat. What 89. Which statement is correct?
time signature is described?
A. A. In time signature, there are four beats in a measure and a half note
A. 4 B. C. D. receives one beat.

83. The upper number in time signature tells us how many beats are there in B. In time signature, there are three beats in a measure and a half note
a measure. In time signature, how many beats are there in each measure? receives three beats.

A. 8 B. 6 C. 3 D. 4 C. In time signature, there are four beats in a measure and a quarter note
receives one beat.
84. In a time signature, an eighth note receives one beat. How many
eighth notes are there in one measure? D. In time signature, there are six beats in a measure and a quarter note
receives one beat.
A. 6 B. 8 C. 4 D. 3

85. A rhythmic pattern is a combination of notes and rests based on the time
90. How do , , and time signatures differ from time signature?
signature. Which rhythmic pattern is correct?
A. In , , and time signatures, a quarter note receives one beat
A.

while in time signature, an eighth note receives one beat.

B.
B. In , , and time signatures, a quarter note receives four beats
C.
while in time signature, an eighth note receives eight beats.

D. C. In , , and time signatures, there are four beats in every measure

86. The value of notes or rests depends on the time signature. What is the value of a while in time signature, there are six beats in every measure.
half note ( ) in time signature?
D. In , , and time signatures, a whole note receives three beats
A. 6 beats B. 2 beats C. 3 beats D. 4 beats

while in time signature, a whole note receives six beats.