UNIT 1 COMPLEX TIME SIGNATURE
PART TWO: MUSIC
Key unit competence: Be able to sol-fa respecting complex time
signatures
The time signatures that do not fit the usual duple, triple or quadruple categories
are called complex, asymmetric, irregular, unusual, or odd. They are subdivided
into beat patterns that make them easier to count and they contain both simpleand compound beats. Hence, they are called “complex time signatures.”
Since a quavers is equal to one beat, the semiquavers is equal to half a beat, and
the beat will be subdivided accordingly.Practice five eight time
1.3. Seven-eight time signature
1.4. Eight-eight time signature
2) How does 4/4 differ from 8/8
3) Draw the conducting pattern of the following time signatures
a) Eight-eight meter
b) Five-eight time
c) Ten-eight meter
d) Seven-eight-time signature
4) Sing the following melodies respecting the time signature