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Rhythm & Metre Flashcards

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Duration…

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The length of the notes.

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Define ‘rhythm’.

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The combination and pattern of sounds around the best.

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Semibreve…

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4 beats.

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Minim…

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2 beats.

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Crotchet…

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1 beat.

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Quaver…

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1/2 a beat.

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Semi quaver…

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1/4 of a beat.

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Pulse…

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The steady beat.

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Metre…

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The pattern of the beats. Can be regualr, irregular or free.

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Time signature…

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Shows how many beats, and what type of beat is in a bar.

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Triplets…

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3 notes played where 2 notes should be.

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Compound time…

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Has 6, 9 or 12 as number of beats in bar.

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Dotted rhythms…

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Adds half the original value to a note.

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Polyrhythm…

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More than 2 rhythms played at the same time. It sounds like they fit together.

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Simple time…

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Has 2, 3 or 4 as number of beats in a bar.

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Cross-rhythm…

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2 contrasting rhythms played at the same time, sound like they don’t fit together.

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Rubato…

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When the performer speeds up or slows down for extra expression.

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Hemiola…

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A rhythm which has a ‘three against two’ feel. Used in baroque.

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Tempo…

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Speed of music.

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Augmentation…

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To make bigger.

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Diminution…

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To make smaller.

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Drum fills…

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Short drum solos to join up sections of music, or for the drummer to show off.

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Bi-rhythm…

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Two different rhythms from the same time signature layer at the same time.

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Syncopation…

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The strong notes are on expected beats, sounds ‘off-beat’. Used a lot in jazz music.

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