rhythm Flashcards
1
Q
anacrusis
A
an up beat at the start of a piece of music
2
Q
off beat syncopation
A
accents on the weaker beats
3
Q
metre / pulse
A
the repeating pattern of strong/weak beats in music
4
Q
rest/silence
A
the gaps between the sound
5
Q
cross rhythms/polyrhthym
A
many different rhythms played at the same time
6
Q
swung/swing rhythm
A
jazz rhythm where notes with equal written time values are performed with unequal durations (alternating long and short)
7
Q
tala
A
rhythmic pattern in Indian music
8
Q
keteg, gongan
A
Rhythmic units found in gamelan musiv
9
Q
clave
A
the distinctive two bar rhythmic pattern found in salsa (son) music
10
Q
chaal
A
the dotted rhythm found in bhangra
