Ch. 2

Question 0

Meter

Answer 0

Marked off in measures, organizes the beats, (the basic units) in music.

Question 1

Rhythm

Answer 1

Is what moves music forward in time.

Question 2

Downbeat

Answer 2

Measures often begin with a strong ?

Question 3

Simple meters

Answer 3

Duple, triple, quadruple are the most common.

Question 4

Compound meters

Answer 4

Subdivide each beat into three, rather than two, subbeats. The most common is a sextuple meter which has six beats to a measure

Question 5

Up eats, offbeats, syncopation, and polyrhythm

Answer 5

Rhythmic complexities occur

Question 6

Additive meters

Answer 6

Used in some works musics

Question 7

Nonmetric

Answer 7

Has an obscured pulse

Question 8

Duple meter

Answer 8

A strong downbeat with a weak beat (ONE-two, ONE-two)

Question 9

Triple meter

Answer 9

Has three beats to a measure. One strong beat and two weak ones. Associated with the waltz and minuet

Question 10

Quadruple meter

Answer 10

Four beats to the measure, with a primary accent on the first and third beat

Question 11

Upbeat

Answer 11

Last beat of the measure

Question 12

Syncopation

Answer 12

A upsetting fm the normal pattern of beats

Question 13

Offbeat

Answer 13

Instead of falling on a strong beat of a measure the accent is shifted to a weak beat

Question 14

Polyrhythm

Answer 14

Simultaneous use of rhythmic patterns that conflict with the underlying beat. Used in African and jazz