How can different rhythm cycles work together?

Music

A continually repeated musical phrase or rhythm

Playing the same musical idea as everyone else

Putting another musical idea on top of an existing one

Playing two or more rhythms at the same time

What does the top number of a time signature tell you?

What does the bottom number of a time signature tell you?

Which of these is not an example of a simple time signature?

Which of these is not an example of a compound time?

How many beats is a dotted semibreve worth?

How many beats is a dotted crotchet worth?

Adding a note to an already composed rhythm

Subtracting a note to an already composed rhythm