what is 2/4 time in music?
2/4 Time is a Simple Duple Time Signature. In a nutshell, a Simple Time Signature has a top (upper) number of 2, 3 or 4. Duple means that there are 2 Basic Beats. Therefore, with a top number of 2 in the Time Signature and 2 Basic Beats, 2/4 Time is a Simple Duple Time Signature.