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What is a 4/4 Song in music Theory?

Sing along in four

In a lot of popular music each bar has 4 beats. That means you count “1, 2, 3, 4” over and over as you play. It’s called 4/4 time, and it’s one of the most common time signatures. These groups of 4 help keep the rhythm clear and make it easy to play along.

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Boobook from the 'Not Just Noise' Quest pantomime

Session Six:

4 Beat Song

Ludwig will show you how he keeps the beat of a song where the beats have been measured into groups of Four.

Ludwig’s baton makes a Square shape in the air.
He lowers his arms on the first beat of each bar.
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Many pieces of music use a 4 Beat Pattern.
It is the most often used beat pattern used in music.
Another word for ‘most often used’ is common.

Here is the audio track for the 4 Beat Song.

Ludwig's 4 Beat Song

Ludwig Van Elephant

https://phyllobl.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/4beat.mp3

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Watch Ludwig conducting the 4 Beat Song.

4 =

Conducting patterns

4 =

1 Beat = walk = 1/4 note or crotchet

Ludwig’s 4 Beat Song

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Exercise / Activity
1. Copy Ludwig’s action of conducting a 4 beat song.
2. Listen to the song several times and join in the singing as you conduct the song.
3. When you listen to the tracks on the LISTENING LIST in THE EXTENSIONS try and recognise another 4 beat song.

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