Midterm Flashcards
What does a dot do to a note?
It adds half the note’s value to the note
Define meter
A regular sly recurring pattern of accented and unaccented beats
Define syncopation
A brief contradiction of the accent pattern or meter caused by putting a note value where it does not typically occur
Define simple meter
A pattern of accented and unaccented beats in which the best is subdivided by two
Define triple meter
A pattern of accented and unaccented beats in which every third beat is accented
What does the bottom number in a time signature represent?
Which note value equals a beat
Define interval
An interval is the space between two notes
What does a sharp do
Raises a pitch by a half-step
What does a natural do?
A natural returns a pitch to its actual value after and accidental has been used.
What is a ledger line
Ledger lines are short lines parallel to the lines of the staff that function to extended the staff either up or down
Superimposing another meter on top of the established meter, briefly
Hemiola
A way of creating a string of syncopations
Hemiola
What does a triplet do?
Briefly superimposes a compound meter over a simple one
What does the top number do in a time signature?
How many beats per measure
What does the pulse, beat do
Notates time
