Rhythm Flashcards
What does Rhythm mean?
The Combination of Notes of Different Length.
How many Crotchet Beats is a Semibreve?
4.
How many Crotchet Beats is a Dotted Minim?
3.
How many Crotchet Beats is a Minim?
2.
How many Crotchet Beats is a Dotted Crotchet?
1.5.
How many Crotchet Beats is a Crotchet?
1.
How many Crotchet Beats is a Quaver?
0.5.
How many Crotchet Beats is a Semiquaver?
0.25.
What does Syncopation Mean?
Where the Music Plays Against the Beat Rather than On the Beat.
What are Dotted Rhythms?
Where the Rhythms are Uneven, Creating a ‘Long-Short’ Feel.
What are Cross Rhythms?
Where Two or More Contrasting Rhythms are Played at the Same Time.
What is an Anacrusis?
An Upbeat where One Note or a Group of Notes Occur Before the First Main Beat of the Bar.
What is an Ostinato?
A Pattern that is Repeated Over and Over Again.
What is a Triplet?
Where a Crotchet Beat is Split into Three.
