Meter ID

Songs in simple and compound meter for aural meter ID. Shuffling the Youtube playlist is recommended.

ID the Simple Meter

Directions: Shuffle the playlist and listen to the examples. Identify the simple meter as 2/4, 3/4, or 4/4.

Directions: Shuffle the playlist and listen to the examples. Identify the compound meter as 6/8, 9/8, or 12/8.

Directions: Shuffle the playlist and listen to the examples. Identify the simple or compound meter.

Directions: Shuffle the playlist and listen to the examples. Identify the asymmetrical meter (e.g. 5/4, 7/8) and the grouping (e.g. 2+3 or 2+2+3).

Paula Maust, Expanding the Music Theory Canon: Simple Meter, Compound Meter
Music by Women: Simple Meter, Compound Meter
Rosenberg, From Rock Music to Theory Pedagogy, Appendix B (includes a list of popular music examples in 3/4 meter and compound).
Music By Women: Explore the Database (Click on the Meter & Rhythm Filter on the left and select Simple or Compound Meter.)
Yale Musical Examples Database (See the Rhythm/Meter tab)

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