3 Rhythm Flashcards
1
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Rhythm
A
Refers to the ordered durations of sounds and silences
2
Q
Beat
A
Regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time
3
Q
Meter
A
Organization of beats into regular groups
4
Q
Measure
A
Group containing a fixed number of beats
5
Q
Duple Meter
A
Measure with 2 beats
6
Q
Triple Meter
A
Pattern of 3 beats to the measure
7
Q
Downbeat
A
The first/stressed beat of the measure
8
Q
Quadruple Meter
A
Pattern with 4 beats in a measure
9
Q
Upbeat
A
An unaccented pulse preceding the downbeat
10
Q
Sextuple Meter
A
6 quick beats within a measure
11
Q
Accent
A
Note emphasized louder than the rest around it
12
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Syncopation
A
Accented notes comes where we normally wouldn’t expect one
13
Q
Tempo
A
Pace of the music
14
Q
Tempo Indication
A
Usually given at beginning of the piece
15
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Largo
A
Very slow, broad
