2/2 time
2 half notes per bar, stressed on 1. Alla breve, written as a C with a stroke through it: two half notes per bar. With notation, sound and a metronome already set to 2/2 time.
- Counts
- 2 half notes
- Beats (as felt)
- 2 per bar
- Stressed
- 1
- Groups
- 2
Two bars, counted
The upper number says how many counts the bar has (2), the lower which note is one count (half notes).
How to count
Count 1 2 on the half notes; the quarters are then the »and«.
Start the metronome in 2/2 time
At 84 beats per minute, stressed as above — tempo and stress can be changed there.
Where it occurs
Alla breve, written as a C with a stroke through it: two half notes per bar. On paper it looks like 4/4, but it is counted in halves — two beats, not four. Fast marches, swing, Renaissance dances.
Pieces on this site in this time
No piece on the site is in this time yet.
Related time signatures
In the glossary · Note values and rests · All time signatures
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