rhythm Flashcards
1
Q
A crotchet in simple time is equal to a _______ in compound time
A
Dotted crochet
2
Q
3 quavers with a 3 above in simple time is what in compound time
A
3 quavers
3
Q
2 quavers in simple time is ____ in compound time
A
2 crotchets with a 2 above
4
Q
The top number of a time signature is
A
How many beats in a bar
5
Q
The bottom number of a time signature is
A
What type of beat you are counting in eg. 4 = crotchets, 8 = quavers
6
Q
3/4
A
3 crotchets
7
Q
9/8
A
9 quavers
8
Q
12/16
A
12 semiquavers
9
Q
Quintuple time is
A
5/4 or 5/8
10
Q
Septuple time is
A
7/4 or 7/8
11
Q
Quintuplets are
A
5 4 \_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_ ——— = —— = | ||||| |||| O ooooo oooo
5 semiquavers with a 5 on top = 4 semiquavers with a 4 on top = 2 quavers = 1 crotchet
12
Q
Sextuplets are
A
6 4 \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_ ——— = —— = | |||||| |||| O oooooo oooo
6 semiquavers with a 6 on top = 4 semiquavers with a 4 on top = 2 quavers = 1 crotchet
