Rhythm Flashcards
1
Q
Common time
A
4/4- 4 beats in a bar
2
Q
Cut time
A
2/2- 2 beats in a bar
3
Q
Double time
A
Two notes are played at half the values
4
Q
Anacrusis
A
Pick up bar, partial bar at the start. The incomplete bar is made up at the end
5
Q
Irregular rhythm
A
Constant changes in rhythm grouping phrases (divisions of the beat outside simple/compound time)
6
Q
Swing
A
A rhythmic style in jazz where 2 equal note values are played unevenly (long-short)
7
Q
Syncopation
A
Playing on an off beat
8
Q
Triplet
A
Three notes played in the time of 2
9
Q
Fermata
A
Pause
