How Time Signatures Work

How does this difference relate to the backbeat in a drum groove?
In 2/2, the backbeat would fall on 2, but could that be thought of as the 3 in 4/4? The backbeat in 4/4 is 2 and 4, but if you played in 2/2 but still called it 4/4, wouldn't it be on the 3?

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What this video highlights to me as I work backwards from what people on music theory channels are saying about different meters, and trying to understand the terminology, is that I now don't understand the notes referred to in the bottom of the pair of numbers. If you have a quarter note, it's a quarter of what? Using quarter notes in 3 4 makes no sense to me as a quarter of the measure (or bar?) would mean you're potentially using four notes, not three? Somebody help! (Or link me to some help.)

Thank you.

when elon musk is not all about rocket science but also music theory too.

You just disappeared like a fart in thin wind
Where are you these days?

Why does this guy low key look like Elon musk?

I can learn from this channel thanks from the Philippines.

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Michael New more like Michael J Fox

thank you!

This is actually good.

i didnt get it

Technically, 2 things cannot be stacked on top of each other :)
Just my OCD, great video! :)

First video that explains this well.

One of the best explanations I have come across on Y.

Thank you, very clearly explained and illustrated. Great job

What’s a “note” ? lol. jk, kinda.
🔴 🚨 🛑 🔥 OKAY LISTEN UP GOOD PEOPLE!! I’ve fumbled through a few of these “time signatures explained” videos and I’m too r37@rded (“musically challenged”) to understand this. Lemme tell y’all what I’m seeking, perhaps one of you gorgeous commenters or the creator of this video (from 7 years ago hehe) can give me some insight.

I’m just seeking to understand what my buddy was always raving about 15 years ago when we’d listen to Tool albums. “oHhHhH oDd TiMe SiGnAtuReS!! SoOo SiCk bRo!” He’d then proceed to count out loud and I either don’t recall how he did it or I never understood it in the first place. I’m curious to see/hear/or even read an explanation of time sigs in relation to any Tool song; dealers choice. Example: “Hey BKai, here’s an example of time sigs for a novice human like yourself: In the first verse of The Grudge, the drums are playing in a X/Y time signature” Or “in the bridge of the song, it’s an odd time signature of X/Y.” (Is it possible the drums are in a different time signature than the guitar or vox??)
Hell, i suppose it doesn’t even have to be a Tool song. Haaaalp pls

This helps tnx Man

Never thought I’d be learning time signatures from Michael j fox but here we are

Im watching it on 2021

How long (in seconds) is a measure?

I'm still confuse. How can there be 2 quarter notes in a beat. I thought 1 quarter note by difinition, it is equivalent to the duration of one beat. Eight notes is two notes of equal duration that fits the duration of the entire beat. What am I missing?

Hold on my brain just got a bug

I have watched so many videos on time signatures....and still don't get it. All I see is someone just counting faster or slower. Is there some prerequisite I need to understand first?

22 44 both have 2 half notes in a measure. What gives?

It all made sense once u said a quarter equals two eights, same as weed math. Top number is amount of bags and the bottom is the weight per bag hahaha I love guitar !!!

so what the fuck is the bottom 4 doing!? you're person number 1001 who explains this in the same way and failed to make it understandable. HOW can you have FIVE QUARTER notes!? It doesnt make sense. A QUARTER suggests there should be FOUR notes.

Why 3/4 and not just 3/3?

GOAT! Thanks.

Thank you! It's so much easier now to understand and keep learning. When I felt that I couldn't get the basics I panicked a bit. But now I don't feel anxious anymore. 😊🙌

You kinda look like the Elon musk of music

Huhhhh

"You're not gonna be counting out loud when you play this." My piano teacher would beg to differ.

omg, thank you so much. i’ve been playing music for 4 years and i’ve never understood what the bottom number meant. google never helped and this is the first video that actually breaks it down

i’ve been looking into time signatures for like 3 weeks now and couldn’t really understand them and then BOOM watched this video and it just clicked, thanks homie 🙏🙏

thank you!!!!

Ok I'm giving up thanks for the vid tho

you look a bit like elon musk

When I learnt it was Semibreve, Minim, Crotchet, Quaver.

Is it just me or does he kinda look like Elon Musk?

I been so confused about time signatures. I'll get it one day!!

Thank you for this beautiful lesson

This is so helpful! Thank you so much!

appreciation and much love from Ethiopia!

Wooow. You are the best music teacher that I've ever had. The way you teach them in a simple and interesting way is awesome.

So, does time signature not tell you how long a beat actually lasts?

Finally, I understood the time signatures! Thank you! Well explained and straight to the point.