In a measure of 2 beats, the first is strong and the second is weak.1 2
strong weak- At this time, it is important to introduce simple duple time: 2/2. The upper
number of the time signature is always 2. This means that there are two beats in
each measure. The lower number indicates which note receives the beat and, in
this time signature, it is the half note.
Another symbol that represents 2/2 is. It is called cut common timeor, in
Italian, it is known as alla breve.