In Transcription 3-2, why does the author use the symbol ...

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In Transcription 3-2, why does the author use the symbol numeral-4-over-a-quarter-note as a meter signature?
 
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Question 2

Describe the meter of Postal Workers Cancelling Stamps. Which beats does the melody accentuate and which beats give the music a sense of lift?
 
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Answer to Question 1

 This symbol does not indicate a metrical organization in the sense of European/Euro American music. Rather, this symbol means four quarter notes per measure without implication of (Euro American) stress patterns.

Answer to Question 2

 Four quarter-note beats
 The melody accentuates beats 1 and 3. Beats 2 and 4 play off beats 1 and 3, giving the music a sense of lift.

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