Duration Flashcards
Rythm
The of movement in time; the controlled movement of music in time; how time is organized in music
Beat
regular pulse of the music
Metre
the pattern in which a steady succession of rhythmic pulses is organized
Down
the beat given the most emphasis or stress in the first beat of a group
Verse
repeating music but text is different
Rephrane
music and text is equally repeeated
Tempo
the speed at which music is performed; the rate at which the regular, basic beats of the metre follow one another
Rubato
in performance, the practice of making the established pulse flexible by accelerating and slowing down the tempo
Syncopation
a momentary contradiction in the prevailing metre or pulse
Accent
emphasis or stress placed on a musical note or chord
Polymetre
the simultaneous use of two or more metres
Polyrythm
the simultaneous use of two or more rhythms that are not readily perceived as deriving from one another or as simple manifestations of the same metre (common in Saharan african music)
Volume
the level of strength of sound
Dynamics
the level of loudness or softness in music
Terraced Dynamics
play one music at one volume and then again at different volume
