Chapter 2 Notation of Rhythm Flashcards
What is rhythm?
Rhythm is the driving force behind music that creates the beat, which leads the performer from one note to the next
Pitch is noted on what plane in the musical staff?
the vertical plane of the musical staff,
Rhythm is noted on the what plane in the musical staff?
The horizontal plane using a series of different note heads, flags, and symbols, which each indicate a specific duration.
What does a dot do to rests and notes?
It adds a value by one half.
How is a tie used?
A tie is used between two notes of the same pitch and combines their rhythmic values.
When two or more notes of the same pitch are tied together, they are played as one single note.
Where is a time signature placed?
A time
signature is always placed at the beginning of a composition after the clef and key
signature and indicates the meter.
What is meter?
Meter is the pattern in which a steady succession
of rhythmic beats is organized.
A time signature has what two components?
a Top number and lower number.
The top number represents the number of beats that occur in each measure. The bottom number represents the note value that receives the beat
What are commonly used time signatures?
Duple, triple, and quadruple.
A meter can be what of two things?
Simple or compound depending on the the division of the beat.
What does compound meter refer to?
Compound meters refer to the division of beats into three notes instead of two.
What does composite or complex time signatures represent?
Composite or complex time signatures represent unequal or uneven groupings of
beats that create a unique metrical stress
How does composite differ from simple and compound time?
Composite time signatures are still
represented with the same notation (number of beats per measure on top, and unit of
beat on the bottom), but they differ in the way the beats are subdivided within each
measure.
What is a good example of composite time in 7/4?
Money by Pink Floyd
What does tempo refer to?
Tempo:
Tempo refers to how fast or slow the beats occur throughout a song. Tempo is
measured by beats per minute (BPM)
