History of Music

[doubtingthomas]

What's the actual task?

I just have some questions.

[Res Ipsa]

You might benefit from some basic music theory. Music is generally written with time signatures, which is what you refer to as counting the beats. They look like fractions: 4/4, 3/4, 6/8, etc. Rock and roll often used a steady four count - like 4/4. But sometimes each beat had a triplet superimposed on it, so you could call it 6/8. You can hear an example of that in I Only Have Eyes for You. https://youtu.be/FvzNeh4Mq1o

The song is built on a slow four count, but the piano does a triplet on each of the four beats. So, you could count the beats as a slow 1-2-3-4. Or you could count based on the triplets: 1-2-3 or 1-2-3-4-5-6 or even 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12. All would be correct ways of counting the beats.

A song can have the same time signature throughout, or it can change multiple times. As you move from rock and roll to rock, you find bands doing all kinds of crazy things with time signatures. The guitar may be playing in one time signature while the drums are playing in a different one. Fun stuff.

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The time signature tells you which type of note gets a full count and how many of them there are per measure.

Money is typically notated as 7/4 time (7 quarter notes to the measure), but changes to 4/4 off and on.

Thanks. I was trying to think of an example of odd and changing time signatures. Money is a perfect example.

ETA: I tried to avoid having to explain whole notes and the various divisions, so I ignored the “denominator.” I didn’t want to scare DT off.

[honorentheos]

What's the actual task?

I just have a few questions.

Yeah, yeah. Person who doesn't know anything about music asking about the two songs you did like that? "I don't know anything about music. What drum style is the crazy dude with an afro playing to? And how could I count the beats to this weird song with a cash register in it?" Yeah, yeah. I'd give the benefit of a doubt it's for a programing class and someone was steered that direction. But even that is a stretch. The shortest distance would have been to explain what you wanted to know this for, were that the case.

Anywho, fun, fun.

[doubtingthomas]

Money is typically notated as 7/4 time (7 quarter notes to the measure), but changes to 4/4 off and on.

For Money the options are

A) 9
B) 5
C) 3
D) 7

I swear it's not a test.

[honorentheos]

?

The time signature tells you which type of note gets a full count and how many of them there are per measure.

Money is typically notated as 7/4 time (7 quarter notes to the measure), but changes to 4/4 off and on.

Thanks. I was trying to think of an example of odd and changing time signatures. Money is a perfect example.

Exactly. Kinda why I'm just watching DT here.

[doubtingthomas]

I'd give the benefit of a doubt it's for a programing class

I'm not sure how music and programming are related.

[honorentheos]

Money is typically notated as 7/4 time (7 quarter notes to the measure), but changes to 4/4 off and on.

For Money the options are

A) 9
B) 5
C) 3
D) 7

I swear it's not a test.

I assume it's 7. 7/4. Seven quarter notes to the measure.

[doubtingthomas]

I assume it's 7. 7/4. Seven quarter notes to the measure.

Thanks a lot. Like Res Ipsa said, it's fun stuff.

[honorentheos]

If you look up someone's sheet music notation it may help.

https://images.app.goo.gl/DYYKYcbZJkBaQUcy7

[honorentheos]

Alright. Now really. What's up? What's the game here?