| Amount of music per measure: |
 | — 2 quarter notes |
 | — 5 eighth notes |
 | — 3 quarter notes |
 | — 6 eighth notes (Rhythm Examples) |
 | — 4 quarter notes |
 | — 7 eighth notes |
| To distinguish between | | and | | , determine if the measure is divided into 3 quarter notes or 2 dotted quarter notes. |
| In other words, are eighth notes beamed in pairs of 2 or groups of 3? |
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