Chapter 2 - Simple Meters: Part 1 [Fundamentals of Meter]

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Beat

the primary, constant pulse of a song

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Beat Division

the secondary pulse or beat. Should be twice as fast and can split in multiple ways

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Simple Meter

The beat is divided into twos

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Compound Meter

The beat is divided into threes

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Duple Meter

Means that there are 2 main beats per measure

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Triple Meter

Means that there are 3 main beats per measure

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Grand Staff

a combination of two staves. Connected with a curly brace and an extended barline

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Bar Line

a long line that separates the measures on a stave of music

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Curly Brace

the swoosh at the beginning of a line that connects two staves together

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Measure Numbers

Placed at the top left of the measure to tell you where you are at. Usually one per line at the beginning.