Rhythm

Question 1

Note normally on the beat is attacked a half beat early

Answer 1

Anticipation

Question 2

If a dot adds half a beat, what does a double dot add?

Answer 2

1/4 of a beat

Question 3

regular recurring pulses in music

Answer 3

beats

Question 4

rate of progression of beats

Answer 4

tempo

Question 5

1) recurring pattern of accented vs unaccented pulsations

2) pattern of beat groupings and nature of the divided beat

Answer 5

meter

Question 6

beat groupings, such as duple, triple or quadruple

Answer 6

metrical stress

Question 7

What are the three kinds of metrical stress?

Answer 7

simple compound and complex/composite

Question 8

musical symbol that indicates metrical stress and unit of the beat

Answer 8

meter/time signature

Question 9

What do the top and bottom numbers represent in a time signature?

Answer 9

Top=metrical stress, bottom=unit or division of beat

Question 10

What top and bottom numbers are possible in simple time?

Answer 10

Top: 2,3,4
Bottom: 1,2,4,8,16,32

Question 11

What top and bottom numbers are possible in compound time?

Answer 11

Top: 6,9,12
Bottom: 2,4,8,16,32,64

Question 12

alla breve

Answer 12

cut time

Question 13

What is another way to write 2 as a top number and a dotted quarter note as the bottom number in a time signature?

Answer 13

6/8

Question 14

2 other ways to write 7/8 in complex meter

Answer 14

3.5/4 and 2+3+2/8

Question 15

Meter exceptions

Answer 15

-3 can be compound single
-slow 6,9,12 can be simple
-7,10,14,15,21 may need simple or compound interpretation
2,3,4,6,8,9,12 may need composite interpretation

Question 16

occurrence of varying lengths of sound and silence

Answer 16

rhythm

Question 17

relationships between rhythm and meter can be shown in two categories

Answer 17

regular and irregular rhythm

Question 18

when long notes coincide with strong beats and shorter notes occur as non syncopated divisions of weak beats OR
when repeating non syncopated rhythms occur on all beats

Answer 18

regular rhythm

Question 19

measure is filled by 1 note OR 2 notes in quadruple meter OR divided equally into units of beats OR measure is divided into equal divisions of the unit of the beat

Answer 19

uniform rhythm(aka all of the notes in a measure are the same type of rhythm)

Question 20

when long notes coincide with weak beats or weak parts of beats OR when rhythm has been syncopated

Answer 20

irregular rhythm

Question 21

notes alter normal or expected pattern of rhythm, accent, or meter by appearing on weak beats or weak parts of beats

Answer 21

syncopated rhythm

Question 22

how is syncopation created?

Answer 22

1) weak beat or part of beat is accented
2) “ “ is tied to the strong beat which it follows
3) rest occurs on a beat after a note on a weak beat or when a rest occurs on any beat after a weak part of a beat

Question 23

first beat in a measure

Answer 23

thesis, downbeat

Question 24

short musical thought

Answer 24

phrase

Question 25

phrase that starts on the first beat has a ____ ________

Answer 25

thetic beginning

Question 26

unaccented beat in a measure

Answer 26

arsis

Question 27

1 or more notes that precedes first note in a musical phrase

Answer 27

anacrusis, pickup, upbeat

Question 28

when last attack coincides with thesis/when last attack does not coincide with thesis

Answer 28

masculine, feminine ending

Question 29

same metrical stress but a different unit of the beat

Answer 29

related meter

-same top number(4/4=4/2=4/8)

Question 30

simple and compound meters with same beat groupings and same note for the divided beat

Answer 30

equivalent meter

-6/8=2/4, 9/8=3/4