Meter Wars! - a podcast by Louisville Public Media

We’ll learn about meters in music, also known as time signatures, using math. You'll be able to hear the difference between 3/4 and 4/4 and understand how to read a time signature. Then… it’s an epic battle between time signatures! Who will win??

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Featured musical excerpts:

The Beatles: Yellow Submarine

Dionne Warwick: What the World Needs Now

Rodgers & Hammerstein: My Favorite Things from “The Sound of Music”

Post Malone: Sunflower

Queen: Another One Bites the Dust

Pentatonix: Waltz of the Flowers

Elton John: I’m Still Standing

Beyonce: Love On Top

Anthony Gonzalez: Un Poco Loco from “Coco”



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National Standards Incorporated:

Reading and notating music

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Additional resources:

Rhythm Lesson

Musical Meter!

Time Signatures, Bars and Barlines

Worksheet: Time Signatures

Worksheet: Note Types and 4/4 Time

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