Reply To: Artificial Heart discussion
@skyen Yep. I could follow it, even though I left music theory behind me when I was in high school. If it were math I’d probably be looking shifty eyed while trying to pretend I was following it. =P
Time signatures are easy. The top number tells you which note gets counted as an entire beat. The bottom note tells you how many beats are in a measure. (The measure being the space between vertical lines in music notation.) You *can* get math involved in it , but most musicians aren’t the greatest at math in the world and will keep things as simple as possible. (Those who are good at both have my respect and a bit of envy.)
When you just double the numbers in the time signature you’re not really changing the nature of the beast. You’re usually changing things visually just so people can read the music easier, such as when you’ve got a whole bunch of notes all rushed and crammed in there together but you’re keeping the same pace. (You can still count 1-2-3, or 1-2-3-4, when all the sudden there are eight notes between each count instead of one or two.) It looks more confusing, and sounds more complicated, than it really is. ^_^