ABSTRACT
As with simple meters, syncopations in compound meters temporarily destabilize the natural pattern of emphasis. The syncopation above the first bracket occurs in the last two eighth-notes. The syncopation above the second bracket occurs in the first two eighth-notes. And the syncopation above the third bracket is spread across all three eighth-notes. Ties can be used to displace and/or extend syncopations across the bar line. The brackets below the staff show how the readers can also relate these figures to the third syncopation, but starting on the second or third eighth-notes of the beat. The brackets above the staff correspond to bracketed figures, in their original metric position. Dictations may include ties, but will not include rests.
