How do you count a 2/2 time signature?

If it's in 2/2 (or cut time), think of the half note as the things to assign your counting numbers to. So if you have two half notes in a measure, count 1, 2. If you have a half note followed by two quarter notes, count 1, 2 and.

c, d, e, f, g, a, b, and c.

sometimes western music will also use solfege. the names of these are do ra me fa sol la si (or ti) and do.

to indicate a note a half step higher or lower then the original note, you would say c # (for a half a step above c) or bb (for half a step below b)