Students are to listen to each item and then mark (on their Google Answer Sheet) whether the musical excerpt was in duple or triple meter.

The test was designed for upper elementary students, but it may be suitable for students of any age with enough musical knowledge to identify the meters of pieces that are (most likely) unfamiliar to them.

In Figure 1, I show the names of the musical items along with their meters.

FIGURE 1: Meter Test - 1st revision - Items and Meters

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