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@jinchoung3 жыл бұрын
something you said in passing helped me more than your actual explanation... that the beats aren't all equal emphasis. so it's ONE two three four ONE two... vs. ONE two ONE two... if that's the case, then I now understand the difference in rhythm.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@facl1153 жыл бұрын
Thanks...YOU helped me..!!
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@dougmurray9073 жыл бұрын
Love your emphasis on “feel”. As a blues guy, this really speaks to me.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
That’s great
@jimgore12783 жыл бұрын
Great explanation. I wish someone had been around who explained things this clearly back when I finally realised the importance of understanding what I was playing. I played in a full-time rock band back in the '70s that did cover tunes. We only played one original tune and, all being self-taught and unable to read/write music, just played what felt natural to us. We had no idea there was anything different about it until the first time we played it on-stage in a bar and it cleared the dance-floor. At the end of the set we took a guitar back to the dressing room and figured out what the problem was; it was in 11/4. That was the night I decided that learning how to read music and some theory was probably a good idea. (I still have no idea why something in 11/4 felt so natural. The fact we never counted it out and none of us could dance probably had something to do with it.)
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
Great experience share there.
@OdaKa3 жыл бұрын
I'd like to hear that. Sounds like a challenge
@seangoodrich29803 жыл бұрын
11/4;1-2-3, 1-2-3, 1-2-3, 1-2 or 11/4;1-2-3-4, 1-2-3-4, 1-2-3 Frank Zappa composed a 13/4;1-2, 1-2-3, 1-2-3, 1-2, 1-2-3 Tapping the foot on the ONE while clapping out the full count gives us the "groove" or "feel" from which we can flow with the time signature.
@SAHBfan3 жыл бұрын
You did well to play a piece in 11/4 by feel 😵
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@scabbarae3 жыл бұрын
As a beginning guitar player, I really appreciated this video as it made a lot of sense to me. However, I was still having some trouble distinguishing between 2/2 and 4/4 until just now, when I started learning to play "Angels Fall" by Winterpills, and realized I was counting it as "ONE and TWO and ONE and TWO..." ...and then it clicked for real. Counting "One-two-three-four" seemed unnecessarily fast and impatient for a hazy, melancholy kind of song like that. Thank you sir!
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
Excellent. When you feel it through the music you’re playing then it makes complete sense.
@andallthatjaz8369 ай бұрын
This is easily the clearest and simplest explanation of this I've seen. Maths is one thing, but the *feel* of the music something else. This helped so incredibly much, thank you!
@MusicMattersGB9 ай бұрын
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@nigelhaywood975310 ай бұрын
This is a wonderfully concise and informative video. I’m glad you mostly avoided talking about ‘common time’. There is a popular misconception that the ‘C’ is an abbreviation of ‘common’ but in fact it goes back to the ‘mensural notation’ of the late Middle Ages. Music in 3/4 was represented by a circle and was considered ‘perfect’ or ‘complete’. Music in duple or quadruple time was considered ‘imperfect’ or ‘incomplete’ and was represented by an incomplete circle. Three was a mystical number and was considered holy. The ‘C’ that we have now is a throwback to those times. The most common times were in fact the equivalents of our 3/4 and 6/8. The idea that 4/4 is ‘common’ only seems to make sense in the context of 20th and 21st century music. Waltzes and minuets used to be very common indeed.
@MusicMattersGB10 ай бұрын
Absolutely
@benetmerklin3 жыл бұрын
This is one of the very useful lesson for music students 👏👌Thank you so much 🙏
@bridgetmwape74153 жыл бұрын
The best music theory teacher by far! Thank you
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@jonjeffries32653 жыл бұрын
I always thought Mr Quigley in high school was by far the best teacher... ☺️
@chasjazzz78423 жыл бұрын
Always learn something new from you. Simply love it!! Thanks
@Xplora2133 жыл бұрын
The algorithm brought me here. My background is Death Metal and a band called Nile famously uses 2/2 for a lot of their music. They are playing 16th notes over 230bpm very often and they pulse at half the beat for the precise reasons discussed here. You can’t really maintain a beat at 260bpm for 5 minutes, but 130? This might be possible, even if you are playing 32nd notes. Good video.
@marcolandolfi8443 жыл бұрын
Can you suggest a song done in 2/2 by Nile?
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@erik26023 жыл бұрын
I love Nile. Technically speaking, 2/2 is the same as 4/4 in half time. Normally I would disregard any value below 60 or above 240, because you can just double or half it to make it a more intuitive bpm. With Nile though, because it's at such high speeds, I think it's useful to think of it as 2/2, so you can see all the nuances in their playing, while keeping it readable within each measure. It's all subjective though
@christianboddum87833 жыл бұрын
Divisions makes a very big difference when you dance. If I have to move to f.i. 5/4 I divide the feel to my feet 1-2-1-2-1. You clearly feel the differences of signatures when you move FWIW. Great video, will be checking more of them ;-)
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
That’s great.
@daviomusicozuero1513 жыл бұрын
Oh my... I was thinking about it earlier today! Thank you!
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@TheUnderscore_3 жыл бұрын
Me too, it's uncanny!
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@marcolandolfi8443 жыл бұрын
They hear you!!! Constantly. And read your mind!!!
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@AbdulazizShabakouh3 жыл бұрын
With each new composition student I have I discuss this issue, and still no one seems to understand it! I wonder what should I do or say to make them feel the difference. Thank you so much.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
Keep up the good work!
@AbdulazizShabakouh3 жыл бұрын
@@MusicMattersGB The next time I go through it again, I'll show them your (this) video. its the easiest and simplest way to explain it. Thank you much.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
Great
@BradsGonnaPlay3 жыл бұрын
I think the hardest part of teaching this is pop rock and metal music in common practice of the last 70 years has been considered 4/4 whether or not it has the 4/4 feel.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@madisonallen60213 жыл бұрын
Great video!!! I'm already in Music theory 3 and still didn't understand the difference between 4/4 and 2/2 thanks for this great explanation! Looking forward to watching more of your videos!
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@Hawaiian_Shirt_guy3 жыл бұрын
same reason a lot of punk rock is in 2/2. I don't have a score in front of me or anything, but The Offspring song "million miles away" comes to mind.
@yuritarelko99163 жыл бұрын
Just found this channel. And this was a most understandable explanation of 2\2-4\4 difference for me. Incredible teaching.
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@briansullivan34243 жыл бұрын
This is literally the best explanation of the difference between 2/2 and 4/4 I've heard. It has always been something that has confused me, and this makes it very clear. Thank you! As always, love your content, Gareth!
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@jerryscholl92603 жыл бұрын
Though i can agree with part of this concept, one should note that there are plenty of compositions written in 4/4 but the 1/4 note is equal to 160 or more beats per second. Then you would not feel the the piece in 4 beats per measure but in 2 or even 1 beat per measure. On the opposite side - Mozart sym #39 is written in cut time (alle breve) but is conducted in 4 or even in 8 beats per measure.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
It’s certainly true that composers don’t always choose the ideal time signature for the tempo or character of their piece.
@shipsahoy17933 жыл бұрын
Gareth, knowing how to interpret and execute a piece rhythmically is considered just as, or at times, more important than the melodic and/or harmonic interpretation. Unfortunately, all too many playing music fall short on this. Thanks for being there. One can only hope your message gets across😉
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for supporting the message.
@hahahadracula3 жыл бұрын
"Unfortunately, all too many playing music fall short on this" this a 100%. that's why I'm here, as a humble guitar player knowing he sucks at these things. I hope that with a little more understanding I'll get better at this.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@shipsahoy17933 жыл бұрын
@@hahahadracula 👍 well, you’ve got the right idea !we’re all in this together and learning is lifelong.. I didn’t mean to make it sound like I was on a high horse or anything for anybody that might be concerned about that, but I do feel where you coming from. I’m happy that I know a little bit more than the average ground pounder, but I’m always humble enough to be continually seeking betterment of self. Even when I know the content, I’ll check it out anyway, in case there’s some little tidbit that I could pick up that I may not have realized before.
@hahahadracula3 жыл бұрын
@@shipsahoy1793 I have a background in Physics and chemistry. There is so much to know that no one can learn it all (unless you are gifted). I see music the same way. Just need to know what the basics are, and music has a lot of basics.
@AtomizedSound3 жыл бұрын
Yes! Can we get more lessons on time signatures and lessons such as this!? Thanks
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
There are other videos on the channel on this subject. More are coming soon.
@TheStobb503 жыл бұрын
As a drummer who often plays Scottish traditional music I found i treat 22 Quick step as 44 when counting in my head it’s much easier to keep time and keep a smooth flow
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@vittoriosommatinoSounDesign3 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thank you!
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@JGlassy3 жыл бұрын
Very helpful! Nice attention on the ‘feel & intent’ nuances I hadn’t considered carefully enough.
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@alongamoemmanuel91693 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your time and explanation
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@tchapolin3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!! Even being Brazilian with a low level of English, he can understand the explanation well, and help me a lot. I'm a new subscribed
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@samratroy12343 жыл бұрын
I just want to say that your channel is a gold mine. All across the internet you see these newbs claiming to be Mozarts but hardly add any depth of knowledge in teaching the music theory.
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@sizenineelm3 жыл бұрын
One of the biggest differences between 2/2 and 4/4 is when you add drums. In 2/2 it tends to be just bass on 1 and snare on 2, while 4/4 has bass on one and snare on 3, with hi-hat on 1,2,3,4 - totally different feel.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
Sure
@vadlasletta3 жыл бұрын
Claiming that a 4/4 has a heavy downbeat goes against what you would find in a rock song where the heavy beats typically are on two and four, also called the backbeat. In reggae you’ll even find examples that only has a heavy third beat in 4/4. But great video new sub here!
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
Sure. The back beats are key in certain styles.
@DameBeagle2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@MusicMattersGB2 жыл бұрын
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@tackmack2 жыл бұрын
Nice explanation! Would be VERY useful to hear you play the SAME piece in 2/2 V 4/4 - Perhaps that would emphasize the difference even more effectively? Thanks as always :D
@MusicMattersGB2 жыл бұрын
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@twinsong1772 жыл бұрын
Always hated cut time, thought it was stupid and just made things unnessecarily complicated. Finished this video liking it! Great explanation, I can see how cut time is so important
@MusicMattersGB2 жыл бұрын
Excellent
@vspatmx74583 жыл бұрын
Priceless. You Rock. I truly hope that u get a billion views.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@SalAvenueNJ3 жыл бұрын
American music can show some great examples of the difference between 2/2 and 4/2. Bluegrass music is in 2/2 that ultra fast stuff with Earl Scruggs shredding on the banjo is in 2/2. You're just counting "One, Two, One, Two, One Two" . And there's a modern genre of American music called Alt Country that uses a very slow 2/2 pattern. Then for your blues and rock music you have 4/4. And with that signature you have the eighth notes on the 3rd beat, "One, Two, Three And, Four". I think not having the "And" in one time signature is a significant difference.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
Good points
@kazhilly3 жыл бұрын
The easiest way to feel the difference is by counting the beats: 4/4 is “One Two Three Four”, and 2/2: One and Two and. Good video, well explained.
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@redsoil5821 Жыл бұрын
I love your theory's lessons. So well done. Thank you
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
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@MarkJKLawrence3 жыл бұрын
Cut time is really useful when writing for funk too eg a high energy rhythm section with melodic horns. BTW I saw a recommendation for your channel on reddit, someone who is a (former?) Berklee tutor apparently, so here I am! I haven't watched that much yet, but from what I've seen so far it's very clear and well explained info 👍Great stuff, thanks.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@bubnjarskiforum9409 Жыл бұрын
Latin music is in cut time
@ana_moonlight3338 ай бұрын
The most useful video on KZbin.
@MusicMattersGB8 ай бұрын
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@superblondeDotOrg3 жыл бұрын
tu tu → 💃 fur fur → 🐻 any questions, class? actually "c = common time" is a pet peeve incorrect fact because as you know historically the "c" is actually a half circle indicating a non-trinity time, it never was a "c" as an abbreviation of "common" 03:47 Great demo. More ear training examples needed on this difference.. and now I wonder if music notation software adapts the sheet music playback algorithm (MIDI velocity emphasis) between 2/2 and 4/4.
@superblondeDotOrg3 жыл бұрын
wait did you play the outro music in 2/2 ? lol
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
I’m not claiming it to be historical fact but saying it’s the best way to remember it.
@ohpotatoesandmolasses3 жыл бұрын
3/4 and 6/8 is another one that trips a lot of folks up!
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. See our video on the subject
@marekgaazka72793 жыл бұрын
Great and simple lesson. Greatings from Poland.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
Greetings to you too.
@petertyrrell33913 жыл бұрын
Very broadly what you say is right. However, in the 18th C and early 19th C barred C could be used to increase the tempo of a 4/4 piece, and if there are are lot of semiquavers or if the rhythm shows 4 beats this is likely to be the case. Czerny and Hummel quote pieces written in barred C as being in 4/4 too often for it to be a mistake. The same applies to pieces in 2/4 - with lots of demisemiquavers they are effectively in 4/8. Also in 4/4 slow movements, the beat is very often a quaver beat, and to count it in 4/4 will increase the speed of an adagio to an andante or moderato. I haven't read every word of every old treatise, but so far I have found no evidence that a 4/4 would be counted in 2/2 in olden times. Avoiding heaviness can be done by articulation rather than increasing the speed.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@embodiedconducting3 жыл бұрын
Many marches are written in 2/4 or Cut Time rather than 4/4. This makes sense because we have 2 feet, not 4. it is also often a challenge to discern whether a piece is in 2 or 4 by listening to it without the benefit of having the score in front of you.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@janubbelohdehenningsen41902 жыл бұрын
Fantastic explanation... got a new subscriber now!
@MusicMattersGB2 жыл бұрын
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@BS-gj5ot3 жыл бұрын
clear and concise explanation. Thanks
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@tidalwave712 жыл бұрын
Such good explanation!! Thank you.
@MusicMattersGB2 жыл бұрын
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@EddieRay7243 жыл бұрын
I always thought cut time was used in marches where the two beats corresponded to left foot/right foot. No?
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
Possibly
@jimgolab5363 жыл бұрын
I have also seen cut time used to simplify the writing of 16th and 32nd notes, by allowing them to be written as 8th and 16th notes, respectively. Saves having to write that extra line.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@oldensad55412 ай бұрын
Thank you i finally get it! Now the important part - understand how to implement it in DAW, coz I'm not playing music, i program ot in midi
@MusicMattersGB2 ай бұрын
A pleasure
@UYIBASS Жыл бұрын
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS lecture...
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
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@spark300c Жыл бұрын
I think now I wonder what different between 2/2 and 2/4 on base only what we hear. Both have two beats in the measure. how one center around the half note and the other the quarter note.
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
Absolutely. It’s just a matter of notation. They sound the same.
@joeldheath3 жыл бұрын
Apparently there's something different about the way I hear music because I have watched this a dozen times and don't "feel" anything about either time signature and they don't seem any different to me other than what notes are played. The way this is described makes it seem like there's something screamingly obvious about where a bar ends and I just don't hear or feel anything.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
The difference is subtle but significant
@HarleyBob9573 жыл бұрын
Thanks for clarity on the difference.
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@johnvallelycomposer2 жыл бұрын
Very nicely explained 👌
@MusicMattersGB2 жыл бұрын
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@mikehopkins40402 жыл бұрын
So much easier to understand the half note and the quarter note than minims and such things.
@MusicMattersGB2 жыл бұрын
It depends on one’s musical upbringing
@craigbrowning94482 жыл бұрын
Someone to lean going back in history of European music notation, 3/4 Time was represented by a circle (°) which represented perfection is in the Holy Trinity. The "C" of Common Time, or "C" with line through it (¢) for "Cut" time 2/2 represented a broken circle.
@MusicMattersGB2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@marielaclericorhodes30303 жыл бұрын
excellent explanation Maestro!
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@TechPithan Жыл бұрын
Just a question. If we want to feel 2 beats in a bar. Wouldn’t 2 4 time do the same. Just wanted to understand if the minim measure does anything in terms of tempo of the song or count. Apologies if I am getting this completely wrong. Thanks
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
2/4 and 2/2 sound the same as each other. They simply look different.
@TechPithan Жыл бұрын
@@MusicMattersGB Thanks a lot
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@mahallati9 ай бұрын
Thank you for your explanation! If 2 beats per measure is what we want, then why not choose 2/4 rather than 2/2? Does the decision, also, depend on the real estate or the readability of the score? For example, in 2/2 one can use quarter notes, where in 2/4 one would use eighth notes. But, it also depends on the tempo.
@MusicMattersGB9 ай бұрын
Absolutely. It will sound the same either way but it’s up to the composer to decide which is easier to read.
@rowancharlesleeАй бұрын
Great explanation, thanks
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@jheachua.e2 жыл бұрын
super helpful, thank you!!!
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@stephenanthonythomas35333 жыл бұрын
As a drummer for a Pink Floyd tribute band I often set my metronome to 2/4 bc the emphasis on the 1 helps the band lock in.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@AleScati Жыл бұрын
Spiegazione perfetta, grazie!
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@johnkilpatrick23438 ай бұрын
Okay, I get the explanation, thanks... but, what happens if the nots I want to emphasise are different, e.g. 2 or 4 but not 1 & 3? How then would I know if it was 2/4 or 4/4 time?
@MusicMattersGB8 ай бұрын
Some styles certainly involve emphasising the back beats but if you’re stressing beats 2&4 you know you’re in 4 time.
@chicojcf3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful explanations!
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@Sciaining3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, but now I'm wondering what's the difference between 2/4 and 2/2... is it just the tempo in this case or is there a difference on how the music feels here too?
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
2/2 often features a faster tempo. The rest is about notation.
@jstevenson71213 жыл бұрын
@@MusicMattersGB can you clarify? I too don't get 2/4 vs 4/4
@jstevenson71213 жыл бұрын
Sorry 2/4 vs 2/2
@chipsnegativeharmonyrips71873 жыл бұрын
@@MusicMattersGB So there's no difference. You could write the exact same piece in the same tempo in 2/4 and in 2/2 and they would be performed in the same way.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
True
@sameash31533 жыл бұрын
At a certain point all tempos and meters eventually become the same. 2/2 with the half note at 80 is the same as 4/4 with the quarter at 160 which is the same as 8/8 with the eighth at 320 (not that anybody would ever use that). At a certain point once you keep adding or subtracting BPM you end up back where you started just with a different subdivision of the whole note, but the divisions below and higher than the one you count with convert back to each other. So if there's a 2/2 piece in 70 bpm, the subdivisions are really in 140 bpm, but these are actually equivalent, you could count both tempos on both feet if you really wanted (and generally, you don't count just the ictus, you also count the subdivisions). There's actually only a limited number of tempi that the whole note can have if you look at it this way, because the higher or lower you go you always end up circling back to a tempo you had previously. There's also nothing actually stopping you from counting 4/4 in two or 2/2 in four. Usually you do count faster 4/4 tempos in two, beats 2 and 4 are the same as the "and" of 1 and 2 in 2/2, the stresses fall in the same places too.
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@dsm22403 жыл бұрын
The beginning of Beethoven's 15th string quartet has 8 measures marked "Assai sostenuto" in cut time, followed by "Allegro" in common time. I do not understand why he used both time signatures. As for making the music "lighter", the profoundly sad first movement of the 14th string quartet is in cut time. Chopin's E-minor prelude is "Largo" but in cut time.
@ata58553 жыл бұрын
Re: 15th string quartet, my guess is he wanted each of the sustained note attacks to feel like downbeats in each subsequent measure, rather than a somewhat weaker feel on beat 3 of a 4/4.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
It’s really about the weight of the pulse in any given context.
@carlpeterson81823 жыл бұрын
Great video. I think this all works if one is more conventional and is composing or playing in a conventional style. But some progressive musicians could take a piece in 2/2 and play it in a way which is sounds like 4/4 with the accents on beats that would make it sound like 4/4 instead of 2/2 or vice versa or even other odder time signatures.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@Hexspa3 жыл бұрын
Very nice. I'm much clearer on this now. Prior, I semi-consciously assumed that 2/2 would feel heavier. This is likely due to half notes (minims) being strong in 4/4. Turns out the contrary is true. 4/4 has two strong beats and 2/2 just has one. So, in a sense, 2/2 has just one beat per measure and 4/4 has two. Maybe Bluegrass is the strongest example I'm somewhat familiar with with a 2/2 feel.
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@1080kk3 жыл бұрын
Great video! Helps so much!
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@stevewilson97903 жыл бұрын
Great video as always. Like how you use measure and bar. Two points of interest. Point 1, it appears that Early church music was in triple time and used a circle time signature. Anything else used a half circle or common time ? Point 2, in Glenn Miller's Chatanooga Choo Choo, Tex Beneke sings "the whistle blowing 8 to the bar (I guess measure didn't rhyme with far?)
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@howiesmith15043 жыл бұрын
We usually call measures "bars" in North America. Also, boogie woogie was a craze in the late '30s and 40s, and the lyric was an obvious reference to the hit tune "Beat Me Daddy, 8 to the Bar," which every pop music fan knew.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
Fair enough.
@MyRackley Жыл бұрын
Bossa Nova music has a 2/2 time feel, but so often it's notated wrongly as 4/4. Thanks for the explanation.
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@squaresunmusic3 жыл бұрын
Tonic chords in cadences are always placed on the strongest metric positions in the meter, i.e. beat one. The cadential dominant will often fall at the halfway point (or slightly later) metrically in the previous measure. Obviously, if the harmonic rhythm is solidly one chord per measure, the entire penultimate measure will hold the cadential dominant. The examples here appear to circumvent that.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
Because there are vast numbers of examples that don’t follow your premise.
@BillMcGirr3 жыл бұрын
Very enjoyable video. Interesting and informative. Good stuff.🎸👍
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@jeffreybritton33383 жыл бұрын
Is the difference just down to emphasis? B b b b B b b b vs B b B b Because the duration of 1/2 notes and 1/4 notes are a function of beats per minute, so without emphasis I think the two signatures would sound identical.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
The emphasis is different in relation to the notated rhythms
@killiantouboul8462 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video ! But I got one question : what about 2/4 ? Is it the same as 2/2 ? :)
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
It is the same but notated according to the time signature
@tcng98082 жыл бұрын
Very well said its musical difference, now I understand thank you.
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@lucertola2603 жыл бұрын
Brilliantly presented and informative talk. Now I know what the slashed C signature means i will stop playing it in 4/4!
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@magnificentchorale3003 жыл бұрын
That was just amazing, thank you prof
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@beeaech17993 жыл бұрын
A really good example where you can feel 2/2 is "Don't Get Me Wrong" by the Pretenders. Just listen to the Bass & Drum parts and you will feel it.
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@Xpertcard2 ай бұрын
A great example of 2/2 time is the song Africa by Toto. If you listen to it carefully you can hear a clear emphasis after every 2 beats.
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@FritzSolms3 жыл бұрын
I do appreciate your videos a lot :).
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@edelcorrallira3 жыл бұрын
I suppose this is probably the same concept behind 3/4 vs 6/8 I think this is a fascinating subject. And certainly something to exploit in different layers :)
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
There are similarities but 3/4 is simple triple time; 6/8 is compound duple time.
@edelcorrallira3 жыл бұрын
@@MusicMattersGB would it be fair to at times (for effect) treat 4/4 as a combined 2/4? Thinking of light hearted 2/2s... Perhaps with two motivs chained up to build a melody but that thrive in their 2/4 little boxes?
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
2/4 and 4/4 are different in terms of emphasis, as explored in the video.
@WBensburg3 жыл бұрын
No. 3/4 means there are 3 beats to a measure, but in 6/8 (usually) there are 2 beats to a measure, with 3 eighth notes in each. There are some pieces (the famous Barcarolle of Offenbach comes to mind) where the 6/8 feels just as it's described: 6 beats to a measure, each eighth note one beat.
@guitarslim563 жыл бұрын
No. 3/4 and 6/8 are totally different. What is confusing is the difference between 4/4 with triplets, or 12/8.
@CodyHazelleMusic3 жыл бұрын
How does 2/2 compare to 2/4? I notice a lot of tangos are in 2/4, namely Solace by Scott Joplin and Tango in D by Albeniz. Do they feel different? Other than being tangos of course...
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@stevethordarson51983 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thank you very much.
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@omwilsonow3 жыл бұрын
This is great, thank you very much 😊
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@raymond4u1003 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this
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@NomeDeArte3 жыл бұрын
Great video, thank you Gareth!
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@harrieth70032 ай бұрын
In 2/2, could you do crotchet-minim-crotchet, or would you have to do 4 crotchets with the middle 2 tied? Thanks.
@MusicMattersGB2 ай бұрын
You can write crotchet minim crotchet. Yes.
@projectjabootskie Жыл бұрын
Good golly Moses you helped so much just now
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@torbjrngrnas95353 жыл бұрын
Very informative. Thank you🙂
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@mckernan6033 жыл бұрын
Good lesson. I could have used 3-4 more examples, e.g. you playing a 2/4 song in 4/4
@jonjeffries32653 жыл бұрын
Could one compare the three four and six eight to this lesson also..?
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
More examples. Fair point. 3/4 and 6/8 are fundamentally different. We have a video on that topic.
@pulykamell3 жыл бұрын
I was wondering about 2/2 vs 2/4. Both have two beats in a bar, just a different foundational note value. Is the difference only in terms of how you write them out? That is, in some cases, it's clearer to write it out as 2/2 instead of 2/4 with the appropriate tempo marking, or is there some other difference? 3/4 vs 6/8 I understand -- big difference in terms of duple vs triple feel. But 2/2 vs 2/4 I'm unclear on whether there's anything more going on than the note values written out.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
Yes. That’s essentially the issue. The difficulty comes when people play 2/2 pieces as if they are in 4/4.
@caleb7327 Жыл бұрын
Great video thank you so much.
@caleb7327 Жыл бұрын
This fixed my confusion.
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
Excellent
@ajsiemers3 жыл бұрын
That was really helpful!
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@markallen3513 жыл бұрын
Very enjoyable video thank you .Please can you tell me if any of your courses covers sight reading for drum kit ? thanks - Mark
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
Not at the moment but there’s a rhythm course due next year
@christianiacuzzi15723 жыл бұрын
The question now is: what's the difference between 2/2 and 2/4? In theory the difference lies in the different measure unit, but practically? What makes composers choose 2/2 over 2/4? What's the difference between playing 4 quavers in 2/4 (quarter=60 bpm) and playing 4 crotchets in 2/2 (half=60 bpm)?
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
It’s really the subtlety of where strong and weak beats occur in relation to rhythms but also to tempo and to the level of notational congestion.
@pravashchatterjee7374 Жыл бұрын
With due respect, on the same tempo, explaining musical defference among 2/2, 2/4, 4/4 is easy, if it's explained in a more subtle way. Because a Minim note takes 2 beats, a crotchet note takes 1 beat, so crotchet note on 4/4 time signature is counted as 1234, but with the same tempo, in 2/2 time signature Minim note is counted like 1 hold 2 hold, therefore in 2/2 the notes playing frequency becomes half of 4/4, but in 2/4 notes playing frequency is as same as 4/4, hence it sounds as fast as 4/4 in relation to the same tempo.
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
It doesn’t really work like that because 2 as the lower number tells us to count minims as single beats ie not to count 2 on each minim.
@augustinechinnappanmuthria704210 ай бұрын
Super super super explanation
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@loveguitar072 жыл бұрын
This is so valuable a lesson to me. Could you please clarify about the beat emphasis differences between 4/4 and 2/2? Is it correct to say in a 2/2, only the first beat has emphasis while in a 4/4 the first and third beat get emphasis but first beat emphasis must be the stronger? Thank you.
@MusicMattersGB2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely correct
@guitorb3 жыл бұрын
You can really feel the difference when soloing on the guitar as well. Country players often solo in 2/2 and it feels twice as fast. Whereas , Rockers solo in 4/4.