A Of S 1 Flashcards
0
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What is simple time? Give two examples.
A
Tempo with a crotchet beat. Examples=2/4 and 4/4
1
Q
What is syncopation?
A
Offbeat
2
Q
What is compound time? Give two examples.
A
Tempo with a quaver beat. Examples= 6/8 12/8
3
Q
What is augmentation?
A
Lengthening rhythms.
4
Q
What is diminution?
A
Shortening rhythms.
5
Q
What are polyrhythms?
A
Lots of rhythms.
6
Q
What are cross-rhythms.
A
Many rhythms that go against each other.
7
Q
What are dotted rhythms?
A
Putting a dot after a note increasing it by half. Makes rhythms bouncy.
8
Q
What are triplets?
A
Three beats in the time of two.
9
Q
What is tempo?
A
The speed of the music.
10
Q
What is rubato?
A
Playing expressively.
11
Q
What are drum fills?
A
Filling a silent space with only drums.
12
Q
What is pulse?
A
The beat.
13
Q
What is a hemiola?
A
2 bars of 3/4 played as though they are 3 bars of 2/4.
