Rythm And Metre Flashcards
1
Q
Pulse
A
The musical beat
2
Q
BPM
A
Beats per minute
3
Q
Simple time
A
Each beat is divisible into two parts
4
Q
Compound time
A
Complex, divisible into three or more parts
5
Q
Regular time
A
Regular maintained time signiture
6
Q
Irregular time
A
Regular changes in time signature
7
Q
Free time
A
No real time signature, moves freely
8
Q
Augmentation
A
Lengthening the rhythm
9
Q
Diminuation
A
Shortening the rhythm
10
Q
Hemiola
A
A rhythm in one time signature emphasises to beat to make it sound like it in another time signature
11
Q
Cross rhythms
A
Rhythms played that oppose each other
12
Q
Anacrusis
A
Up beat
13
Q
Dotted rhythm
A
1/2 of the note added to the original
14
Q
Scotch snap
A
Reversed dotted rhythm
15
Q
Triplets
A
Three notes in two beats
