Chapter 2: Simple Meters

Question 1

What defines a musical meter?

Answer 1

1. The way beats are divided.
2. The way beats are grouped into larger recurring units.

Question 2

What are the two types of beat divisions?

Answer 2

simple, compound

Question 3

What is a simple meter?

Answer 3

A meter where beats divide evenly into twos.

Question 4

Meter Groupings

Answer 4

duple, triple, quadruple

Question 5

Duple Meter

Answer 5

Beats group into twos, (e.g. 2/4)

Question 6

Triple Meter

Answer 6

Beats group into threes, (e.g. 3/4)

Question 7

Quadruple Meter

Answer 7

Beats group into fours, (e.g. 4/4)

Question 8

Time signature

Answer 8

Upper number is # of beats in the measure. Lower number is the beat unit.

Question 9

Meter type of 2/2?

Answer 9

simple duple

Question 10

Meter type of 2/4?

Answer 10

simple duple

Question 11

Meter type of 3/4?

Answer 11

simple triple

Question 12

Meter type of 3/8?

Answer 12

simple triple

Question 13

Meter type of 4/4?

Answer 13

simple quadruple

Question 14

Anacrusis

Answer 14

A pickup note or notes, before the first measure.

Question 15

Beaming Rythms

Answer 15

Reflect the beat unit!!!

Question 16

A dot (in rhythm)

Answer 16

Adds to a note to half its own value

Question 17

Metric Accent

Answer 17

Strong beats in a meter

Question 18

Syncopation

Answer 18

When an expected metric accent is displaced.

Question 19

Hemiola

Answer 19

A temporary duple rhythmic grouping in the context of an underlying triple meter.

Question 20

Hypermeter

Answer 20

The metric organization of a song considering measures, instead of beats.