Meter Flashcards
The standard of measurement in most musical time.
Beat
Regularly recurring pulsations in music
beats
The rate of progression of beats and beat combinations.
tempo
Recurring pattern of accented and unaccented pulsations
meter
Describes beat groupings (2,3,4) and division of the beat (simple, compound)
Metrical stress
When the beat is divisible by two
Simple
When the beat is divisible by three
Compound
Musical symbol which indicates metrical stress (meter) and unit of beat (notation)
Meter or time signature
Value that gets one beat
Unit of beat
Indicates metrical stress
Upper numeral
Indicates unit of beat or division of beat
Lower numeral
The space between any two adjacent bar lines
measure
Any note divisible by two may be used as the unit of beat in ______ _______.
simple time
When music is composed of beats of unequal beat lengths, the metrical stress is:
composite or complex
