2 MC Quiz- Rhythm and Metter

Question 1

Music is propelled forward in time by:

Answer 1

Rhythm

Question 2

The element of music that organizes movement in time is?

Answer 2

Rhythm

Question 3

The basic unit of rhythm that divides time into equal segments is called the:

Answer 3

Beat

Question 4

Organizing patterns of rhythmic pulses are called:

Answer 4

Meter

Question 5

Meter is marked off in groupings known as:

Answer 5

Measures

Question 6

The first accented beat of a measure is called:

Answer 6

Downbeat

Question 7

The metric pattern in which a strong beat alternates with a weak one is called:

Answer 7

Duple Meter

Question 8

The repeated rhythmic pattern in which an accented beat is followed by two unaccented beats in called:

Answer 8

Triple Meter

Question 9

Meters in which each beat is subdivided into three rather than two are known as:

Answer 9

Compound Meter

Question 10

A weak beat in a measure is called:

Answer 10

Offbeat

Question 11

When a song begins on the last beat of a measure, it is said to begin with:

Answer 11

Upbeat

Question 12

The deliberate shifting of the accent to a weak beat of an offbeat is called:

Answer 12

Syncopation

Question 13

Music that moves without a strong sense of beat of meter is called:

Answer 13

Nonmetric

Question 14

(T/F) Measures mark off groupings of beats, each with a fixed number that coincides with the meter.

Answer 14

True