Rhythm and Metre

Question 1

Rhythmic device- emphasising the off beat

Answer 1

Syncopation

Question 2

Another name for the beat

Answer 2

Pulse

Question 3

A time signature tell us…

Answer 3

The number and type of beats per bar

Question 4

The top number in a time signature tells us

Answer 4

How many beats in a bar

Question 5

The bottom number in a time signature tells us

Answer 5

What type of beat (eg. crotchet beats)

Question 6

Simple time means

Answer 6

Any time signature where the beat can be evenly divided

Question 7

Compound time means

Answer 7

Any time signature where the beat is divided into uneven groups (usually groups of 3)

Question 8

Regular metre means

Answer 8

Any metre (time signature/ beat) that is divided in a particular/ regular pattern

Question 9

Irregular metre means

Answer 9

Any metre (time signature/ beat) that is divided in irregular pattern

Question 10

Augmentation means

Answer 10

Making the duration of the notes longer

Question 11

Diminution means

Answer 11

Making the duration of the notes shorter

Question 12

Tempo means

Answer 12

The speed of the music

Question 13

Rubato means

Answer 13

A freer tempo- the musician can perform quite freely without a strict tempo

Question 14

Hemiola means

Answer 14

A play of three against two either vertically (triplets on one instrument while another plays even quavers) or horizontally (in 3/4 time playing a pattern of 2 crotchets and a minim)

Question 15

A dot after a note…

Answer 15

Adds on half the value of the note

Question 16

Triplet means

Answer 16

Playing three notes in the time of two

Question 17

Cross rhythm means

Answer 17

Playing two different rhythms together (they usually don’t ‘fit’ together)

Question 18

Polyrhythm means

Answer 18

Playing more than one rhythm together