Section 2 Flashcards
What do you count in simple time?
All of the beats:
4/4 1,2,3,4
3/4 1,2,3
In compound time what do you count?
The big beats:
6/8: 1,2
Compound time signatures usually have which numbers on top?
6,9,12
Why don’t you count all the beats in compound time?
It will lead to a mushy sound, for clarity you only count the bit beats.
To count in-between beats you use what words?
‘a’ and ‘and’
1 and 2 and 3
The patterns of the beat are known as?
The metre.
The types of metres are:
Regular, irregular, free
Describe a REGULAR metre:
The strong beats make the same pattern all the way through.
Two beats per bar: Duple metre
Three beats per bar: Triple metre
Four beats per bar: Quadruple metre
Describe an IRREGULAR metre:
There could be five beats to a bar grouped in twos or threes. Or seven beats grouped in threes and twos or fours.
Describe a FREE metre:
No set metre, unusual and not often used.
What does a Hemiola do?
Gives the impression of a different metre.
How does a Hemiola give an impression of a different metre?
By being a rhythmic device which creates contrast within a piece.
E.g.
Music written in Duple metre becomes temporarily accented to make it feel like triple metre. Or vice versa.
How can 6/8 time become affected by Hemiola?
In 6/8 time there are two beats, each the length of a dotted crotchet, Hemiola is created by playing a bar of 3 crochets, giving the impression of 3/4 metre.
How is Hemiola created in 3/4 time?
In 3/4 time Hemiola is created by accenting every other best for two bars this gives the impression of 2/4 time, instead of two bars of 3/4 time.
Define a polyrhythm:
Made up of two rhythms, called a bi rhythm.
