Figure 1.21

Compound Meter, First Division Groupings

2. Next, sum these groupings of three into dotted values (“two eighth-

notes equal a quarter-note, the additional quarter-note represented by
a dot”); list the two resulting dotted quarter-notes in the Pulse row:

Figure 1.22

Sum to Find Compound Pulse Value

3. Lastly, draw subdivisions of the First Division values in the Subdivision

row:

Figure 1.23

Subdivision

Below are typical compound meters and their respective labels.

Figure 1.24

Typical Compound Meters

Chapter 1 The Elements of Rhythm: Sound, Symbol, and Time

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