Where Is EHS Going? Since overall, we see EHS management as being increasingly important strategically to companiesâ bottom lines, we believe the next generation of EHS management will integrate tightly with other areas of the business.
Irregular Meters. Irregular meters (also called asymmetrical meters) establish a regular metric pattern from an asymmetrical sequence of two or more time signatures. A 5/8 time signature, for example, is usually understood as the sum of two simple meters 3/8 + 2/8 or 2/8 + 3/8.
Asymmetrical Meter Modern composers have frequently made use of meters that have an odd number of subdivisions, which means that the measure cannot be divided into equal beats. These meters are called asymmetrical meters. Although there have been a number of different methods of notation used throughout the twentieth century, the traditional method of notating these time signatures is frequently used. This type of meter is easy to recognize, since the top number is an odd number. Asymmetrical meters may behave like simple or compound meters, however, if the lower number is 2 or 4, it usually will behave like simple, if 8 or greater, it usually will behave like compound. In order to determine the beat groupings, however, one must pay careful attention to the beams indicated in the music.