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Name: Time Signature
ID: m10956
Language: English (en)
Summary: The time signature on a musical staff tells you the meter of the music by defining both the number of beats in a measure and the type of note that fills one beat.
Subject: Arts
Keywords: meter, music, notation, rhythm, staff
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0
Authors: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (caschmidtjones@gmail.com)
Copyright Holders: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (caschmidtjones@gmail.com)
Maintainers: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (caschmidtjones@gmail.com)
Latest version: 2.13 (history)
First publication date: Dec 3, 2002 12:00 am -0600
Last revision to module: Jul 9, 2012 2:30 pm -0500

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Version History

Version: 2.15 Feb 15, 2013 7:47 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
took down call for research study participants
Version: 2.14 Jan 18, 2013 5:44 am -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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added call for research study participants
Version: 2.13 Jul 9, 2012 2:30 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones Currently viewing this version.
Changes: 
Rewrote description of beats, for clarity.
Version: 2.12 Oct 1, 2011 8:26 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
link to blog
Version: 2.11 Jan 5, 2010 9:18 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
Added Google analytics code
Version: 2.10 Jun 25, 2009 3:31 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
in fig.s 7 and 9, "start of a beat" instead of "downbeat"
Version: 2.9 Oct 3, 2007 12:01 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
changed figure reference to a cnxn
Version: 2.8 Mar 14, 2007 11:35 am -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
added outline svg and eps files, and changed text regarding audio examples (adminsitrative republish)
Version: 2.7 Jan 26, 2007 3:09 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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added eps CNXML
Version: 2.6 May 23, 2005 9:37 am -0500 by Charlet Reedstrom
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update to cnxml-0.5
Version: 2.5 Mar 17, 2005 12:14 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
Redid all figures and added links and audio examples.
Version: 2.4 Oct 3, 2003 10:01 am -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
Added links
Version: 2.3 Oct 2, 2003 10:03 am -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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Added links
Version: 2.2 Feb 6, 2003 12:00 am -0600 by (Unknown)
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Added some audio examples
Version: 2.1 Jan 29, 2003 12:00 am -0600 by (Unknown)
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Added keywords and abstract
Version: 2.0 Dec 3, 2002 12:00 am -0600 by (Unknown)
Changes: 
New module

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