Reading Time Signatures
Look at a bar of written music and work out its time signature or note values, ported from ABRSM Grade 1 style practice questions.
- Count the beats in a bar to identify its time signature.
- Recognize note values shown in written notation.
Worksheet
Select the correct time signature for the bar.
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Select the correct time signature for the bar.
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Select the correct time signature for the bar.
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How many quavers are there in this note?
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Answer Key
- 4/4 — The bar contains four crotchet beats in total, so 4/4 is the matching time signature.
- 3/4 — Two quavers followed by two crotchets make three crotchet beats, so the bar is in 3/4.
- 3/4 — A dotted crotchet plus three quavers makes three crotchet beats, so the bar fits 3/4.
- 6 — A dotted minim lasts for six quavers.
1. Select the correct time signature for the bar.
2. Select the correct time signature for the bar.
3. Select the correct time signature for the bar.
4. How many quavers are there in this note?
Practice how many beats common notes and rests are worth, in the style of ABRSM Grade 1 rhythm questions.
RhythmNotated Answer ChoicesA different kind of question — pick the correctly written bar or clef from several small notated choices, based on ABRSM Grade 1 style practice.