The compound meter's time unit may be divided by three.
Some important points that we must consider in relation to these measures are:
The next table show the above points:
Meter | Beats | Note in one beat |
Note in one measure |
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6 8 |
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9 8 |
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12 8 |
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6 4 |
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9 4 |
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12 4 |
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See Reading Music in the Tutorials section.