Rhythm Flashcards

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1
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Simple meter

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4/4, 2/4/ etc

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Compound meter

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6/8, 12/8, 15/8, etc

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Harmonic rhythm

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Rate at which chords change/progress in a piece

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4
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Hemiola

A

Sounds like a different meter implied over another (1, 3, 6 in 6/8)

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5
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Syncopation

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Variety of rhythms played to make a passage feel off-beat

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6
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Anacrusis

A

Pick up note

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7
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Elision

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When one phrase ends, another begins

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Suspension

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2 notes creating harmonic suspension over 1 bass note (Suspension on strong beat, resolution on weak beat)

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9
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Retardation

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Upward resolving suspension from strong to weak beat

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