tempo/metre/rhythm

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bpm(beats per minute)

measuring tempo

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mm(metronome marking)

specify exact speed of music

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groove

infectious rhythmic feel or swing that makes you want to move.

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backbeat

emphasis on the 2nd and 4th beats in a bar in 4/4 time.

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syncopation

off beats give a greater degree of emphasis than main beats.

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off-beat

weaker beats of a bar in 4/4 these are 2 and 4

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shuffle/swing/swung

straight quavers are relaxed to give a swung feel and triplet rhythm