To develop our understanding of irregular metre

Music

the organisation of rhythms into certain regular patterns (indicated by a time signature)

time signatures that won’t divide simply into twos or threes. This means they are not symmetrical and therefore can feel ‘lopsided’.

when the metre changes within a song or piece

Holst wrote 'Mars: Bringer of War' as part of his Planets suite. How many beats were there in each bar?

Dave Brubeck wrote a piece of music called 'Unsquare Dance'. What style of music is this?

Dave Brubeck (for Unsquare Dance) and The Beatles (All you need is love) both chose to use an irregular metre in their songs. What was it?

How could you describe the metre of Mars: Bringer of War?

How could you best describe the feeling of irregular metre?