Erm, how do you say time signatures in English?

[Torniojaws]

I just noticed that I've never actually heard how you say for example "in 9/8" or "in 7/4", ie. the actual time signatures. Is it for example "nine by eight", "nine eights", "seven in four" or what?

 

[Noumenon]

hm. I think they'd say "nine eight"

 

[Torniojaws]

Yeah, found this too:

http://cnx.org/content/m10956/latest/

I guess it is said just by the numbers, ie. 7/4 = seven four time, 13/8 = thirteen eight time, 15/16 = fifteen sixteen time

 

[Deus.exe]

It's "four four" "Nine eight" etc.

 

[moose209]

yeah us englsih are'nt too good with numbers so we make it sound as cool as we can...try 13/16 that sucks! Fucking dream theatre. Whatever you do stay away from 12/8 only one band can pull that off without sounding like pirates and thats mastadon.

 

[zolhof]

fucking dream theaTER plz maybe u english aren't too good with spelling too lol

 

[moose209]

ha! must have been remebering my french lessons I did when I were 5! thats great comedy for ya! It's a well known fact that us englsih only know how to right great metal, nothing else!

 

[Nebulous]

Write maybee?

 

[JBroll]

'E said right great metal, not right propre Inglesh.

Jeff