DURATION Flashcards
1
Q
Syncopated
A
A shift of regular accents usually by stressing the off beat
2
Q
Caesura
A
A short total silence
3
Q
Mixed meter
A
changing time signatures
4
Q
Swung
A
Where the beat is divided into pairs of unequal notes with usually lost notes followed by a short note
5
Q
Acceented
A
When a beat has a strong attack
6
Q
Compound time
A
Meter in which each beat in a bar may be subdivided into 3 smaller units ex; 6/8
7
Q
Simple time
A
Metre in which each beat in a bar may be subdivided into two smaller units ex; 2/4 4/4
8
Q
Metre
A
A recurring pattern of stresses that provide the beat or pulse in music
