Demystifying Cut Time in Performing Music

Posted by on Apr 20, 2010 in Music | 1 comment

Cut time is a source of confusion for many musicians. What exactly does it mean and how do you apply it?

Too often cut time is thought of as having two beats in a measure. There are not two beats in a measure of cut time – there are four beats in a measure of cut time. So what makes this different than common time i.e. four beats in the measure?

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