Lesson 21 · Quiz
Four Beats in a Bar
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In 4/4 time, how many beats are in one bar?
The top number of the time signature is the number of beats in a bar, and here it is four.
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The thin vertical line that separates one bar from the next is a…
A bar line marks where one bar ends and the next begins.
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In 4/4, a half note lasts…
A quarter note is one beat, so a half note is two — and two of them fill a bar.