Chapter 2 Flashcards
what is rhythm?
a general term used to refer to the time aspect of music
what is the beat?
the basic pulse of a musical passage
what is the tempo?
the speed of the beat
what is a meter?
the pattern of beats
the words duple, triple, and quadruple refer to what?
the number of beats in each measure
what does ‘hypermeter’ refer to?
a regular grouping of measures that is analogous to meter
what is a time signature?
a symbol that tells the perform how many beats will occur in each measure, what note value will rep. and whether its simple or compund
what numbers are used for simple time signatures?
2, 3, or 4
what numbers are used for compound time signatures?
6, 9, and 12
what does the bottom of a time signature represent?
the beat number in simple and the division number in compound
