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Changed: 4c4
* 4/4 -- [common time]?
* 4/4 or C -- [common time]?

Added: 5a6
* 2/4 -- used for polkas

Changed: 7c8
* 6/8 --
* 6/8 --

The time signature is used in [Western rhythmic notation]? to specify the basic rhythm of a piece of music, also known as its meter. A time signature is a fraction. The denominator? indicates which note is the beat?. If the denominator is 2, the [half note]? is one beat; if the denominator is 4, the [quarter note]? is one beat; and so on. The numerator? indicates the number of beats in each measure.

Some standard time signatures in [Western music]? are


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