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Skill: 2/2 Time Signature

All the time signatures that we've seen so far have a 4 on the bottom, meaning that we're counting quarter notes. Also seen quite often are time signatures with 2 on the bottom, indicating that we count in half notes. The time signature that we're looking at here is 2/2, which means there are 2 beats, and each beat is equal to a half note. The measures look the same as a 4/4 measure, but the beats are slower. Instead of counting 1234, we're counting 1_2_. In many cases you could consider it to be in 4/4 and count 4 beats to the measure, but it would be jerkier and not as smooth as if you were counting half notes. Again, it's important to notice the time signature before you start singing a song so you know how the notes correspond to beats.

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