COMPOUND METERS
Compound meters are those that are commonly counted oF conducted in more than one metric
subdivision. Each ofthe “primary” pulses is subdivided by three.
‘Siceight mater can be counted in two (as two groups of three aighth notes), or in six,
‘Another way to describe coumpound maters is that they consist of one meter superimposed
‘on another
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Notice that Examples 8 & C above are the same rhythm, While they are both theoretically correct,
‘hythms natated in recognizable groupings are often more easily readPW110
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ASSIGNMENT:
Correct the notation of the compound rhythms given below.