The 2/4, and 3/4 time signatures come up often in pieces but are not as common as the 4/4 time signature. There are also many other time signatures out there. Some like the 6/8, 3/8, 5/8, 5/4, and 7/4, and others are so irregular that they get very little use.

To count out any measure with any time signature, remember these facts:

The fraction symbol’s top number (the numerator position) tells you how many beats will be in a measure. The bottom number (in the denominator position) tells you what note value gets one beat.

Now you are ready to keep up with those rhythms!