Chap. 2: Rhythm and Meter: Musical Time

Question 1

rhythm

Answer 1

what moves music forward in time

Question 2

meter

Answer 2

marked in measures/bars

Question 3

measures

Answer 3

organize beats in music

Question 4

beats

Answer 4

the basic units of music

Question 5

downbeat

Answer 5

first accented beat of each pattern, strong beginning of a measure

Question 6

simple meters

Answer 6

each beat divided into two, most common meter

Question 7

duple meter

Answer 7

alternates a strong downbeat with a weak beat, most basic pattern, (ONE-and, TWO-and)

Question 8

triple meter

Answer 8

three beats to a measure, one strong beat and two weak beats, (One two three), the waltz and the minuet

Question 9

quadruple meter

Answer 9

four beats to a measure, primary accent on first beat and a secondary accent on the third

Question 10

compound meters

Answer 10

divide each beat into three (rather than two)

Question 11

offbeat

Answer 11

between the stronger beats

Question 12

syncopation

Answer 12

deliberate upsetting of the normal pattern of accents, throws off regular patterns

Question 13

polyrhythm

Answer 13

“many rhythms”

Question 14

nonmetric

Answer 14

beat is weak or veiled, moving in floating rhythms

Question 15

accented beats

Answer 15

beats that are stronger than others

Question 16

measure (bar) lines

Answer 16

regular vertical lines through the staff