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).
Each of the following examples are missing the time signature at the beginning. Identify the most likely meter.
Instructor Note: See the instructor anthology for solutions with original notated meters. Additional examples for study can be found in the Aural Skills Anthology here.
The following examples incorporate changing meter. The time signatures are missing. Identify the time signature above each measure where it changes.
Paula Maust, Expanding the Music Theory Canon: Asymmetrical Meters
Music by Women: Asymmetrical Meters, Changing Meters
Rosenberg, From Rock Music to Theory Pedagogy, Appendix B (includes a list of popular music examples with irregular meters, changing meters, and polymeter.
Yale Musical Examples Database: See the "Meter/Rhythm" tab at the bottom.