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Time signatures practice

This 4th-grade activity helps students identify and understand time signatures such as 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4 by practicing question types that include identifying the correct signatures, ordering measures by beat count, and matching signatures to beats per measure.

By Edform · General music · Grade 4 · Published Oct 15, 2026 · New

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Questions

  1. Which time signature means there are 3 beats in each measure and a quarter note gets one beat?
  2. Which of these time signatures use a quarter note as one beat?
  3. Put these measures in order from fewest to most beats per measure.
  4. Match the time signature to the correct number of beats per measure.
  5. Fill in the blank with the correct time signature: A song with 4 beats in each measure and a quarter note getting one beat is in ___ time.
  6. Sort the following into 'Time Signatures' and 'Other Musical Terms'.
  7. Mark each statement as true or false.
  8. What do you call the vertical line that separates measures in written music?
  9. How many quarter notes fit in one measure of 3/4 time?

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