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Eighth Note

in Two/ Two Time

The eighth note will equal 1/4 a beat when there is an 2 in the bottom number of the time signature.

Sixteenth Note

in Two/ Two Time

with a flag

beamed together

The sixteenth note will equal 1/8 a beat when there is an 2 in the bottom number of the time signature.

Eighth note stems can also point up or down.

with 2 beams

with 2 flags

or

beamed together

Whole Note in

Two/ Two Time

The whole note will equal 2 beats when there is an 2 in the bottom number of the time signature.

Note Values in 2

2

Talking About Time Signatures

Remember, when your talking about time signatures, we say the first number followed by the second. "Two, Two" is the correct way to talk about the time signature below.

That means...

Time signatures are used to tell us the number of beats in a measure (the top number) and the note that gets the beat (bottom number).

In Two/ Two there are 2 beats in every measure, and the half note gets one beat.

A quarter note now gets 1/2 of a beat because it is worth 1/2 of a half note.

What is 2?

2

Two/ Tw0 is a time signature in music. It is a different way to count and organize music, and it looks like this.

or

Quarter Note in

Two/ Two Time

The quarter note will equal 1/2 a beat when there is an 2 in the bottom number of the time signature.

Half Note in

Two/ Two Time

The half note will equal 1 beat when there is a 2 in the bottom number of the time signature.

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