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Teaching Compound Time |
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By Samantha Coates on
Friday, November 24, 2006
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On the weekend I had a discussion with Andrew (my IT whizz of a husband). I told him that I had just come up with a terrific idea for teaching the definition of compound time. Kids are taught at school that a compound word is made up of two words; well, beats in compound time are made up of two things: a note and a dot. Andrew took issue with this! He said that wasn't really the meaning of compound time, that it really meant that beats can be subdivided into three (which is very important to teach, and a good point). However, the only beats that can be subdivided into three are DOTTED beats, hence compound time means dotted beats. Andrew said 'what about 10/8 then?'. I said that time signatures such as 10/8 and 7/8 are examples of irregular meter and are neither simple nor compound time. He conceded defeat, a rare occasion in our family!
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New Website |
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By Samantha Coates on
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
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It's been quite a journey putting this new website together. It's been fun preparing all the resources and learning how to upload them myself! I look forward to getting feedback from you, especially in regard to how useful you're finding all of this.
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My first blog |
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By Samantha Coates on
Friday, September 15, 2006
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Hi everyone, I've finally joined the blogisphere. Stay tuned for my thoughts on teaching, playing games, syllabus news and lots more.
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