Rhythm / Tempo Flashcards by Abi Bruce | Brainscape

Q

Accent

A

Note played slightly sharper

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March

A

Strong beat

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Reel

A

Dum digga dum digga digga digga dum

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Waltz

A

1,2,3 1,2,3
Um cha cha

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Adagio

A

Slow

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Allegro

A

Lively

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Syncopation

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Emphasis off the beat

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Scotch snap

A

DA dum dum

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Strathspey

A

Includes a scotch snap, slow, scottish

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Jig

A

Nellie the elephant

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Simple time

A

2 3 4
4 4 4

Each beat divides into 2

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Compound time

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6 9 12
8 8 8

Each beat divides into 3

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Anacrusis

A

When a tune doesn’t start in the fist beat of the bar

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Andante

A

Slow, steady

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Accelerando

A

Getting faster

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Rallentando

A

Getting slower

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A tempo

A

Return to original speed

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Rubato

A

Slowing down and speeding up for dramatic effect

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Ritardando

A

Slow down

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Moderation

A

Normal speed

Q

Cross rhythms

A

Rhythms that don’t always fit together

Q

Triplets

A

Strawberry, strawberry

Q

Augmentation

A

Double the length of the notes in the rhythm

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Diminunition

A

Shorten the length of the notes in the rhythm