Unit 2: Rhythm

Question 1

tie

Answer 1

combines the value of two notes of the same pitch together into one longer sound

Question 2

triplet

Answer 2

a group of three notes played in the time of two notes of the same value

Question 3

time signature

Answer 3

groups beats into measures; used to show the meter, or recurring pattern of strong and weak beats, in a piece of music

Question 4

anacrusis

Answer 4

note or series of notes written before the downbeat

Question 5

simple time signatures

Answer 5

basic beat typically subdivided into two

Question 6

compound time signatures

Answer 6

basic beat is subdivided into groups of three