The Time Signature on Drum Sheet Music

Video Transcript

"We're going to talk about time signature now. The first one we're going to talk about is 4 - 4. It?s the most common time signature, and as you can see in the example, it is also referred to as common time with the letter C. So sometimes you'll just see the letter C, instead of the two fours. The top number 4 refers to how many beats there are in each measure. Now when we talk about beats and measures, I'm going to put on a song to give you and example. And after this you should understand. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. One , two, three, four. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. So, each time we get back to four, that's a measure. One, two, three, four. Next measure. One, two, three, four. And we string all the measures together and we have a complete song. So, the top number refers to how many beats there are in the measure. And if you count along with music, you are just counting; one, two, three, four. And that's your top number four."