Rhythm

What is duple meter?

Music with groups of two beats (STRONG-weak-STRONG-weak)

What is triple meter?

Music with a three-beat pattern (STRONG-weak-weak-STRONG-weak-weak)

What is the most common type of meter?

Quadruple meter

What is quadruple meter?

Music with 4 beats

Describe the organization of beats in quadruple meter

1 is the strongest, 3 is the second strongest, and 2 and 4 are weak (STRONGEST-weak-STRONG-weak)

What two meters are often confused with one another?

Duple and quadruple

What is another name for irregular meter?

Asymmetrical meter

What are the most common irregular/asymmetrical meters?

five and seven-beat measures

What is a pickup?

A note that precedes the downbeat in the beginning of a song

What is another name for the pickup?

Anacrusis

What is the longest note used today?

The whole note

What is added to a whole note to make it into a half note?

A stem

What is added to a half note to make it a quarter note?

The note head becomes solid black

What is added to a quarter note to make it into an eighth note?

A flag

How many flags does a sixteenth note have?

2

How many flags does a thirty-second note have?

3

What is a beam?

Lines that connect notes with multiple flagsWh

y are beams useful?

They make music easier and quicker to read

What is a dot?

A symbol that adds half the original value to a note

Notes of the same pitch can be connected with a…?

Tie

T or F: Using a tie creates a note that lasts as long as the tied notes combined values

True

What is a rest?

A symbol that indicates when music should stop

In what two rest symbols is the placement especially important?

Half and whole

How is meter notated?

Time signature

What does the lower number of time signature indicate?

The durational value

What does the upper number of the time signature indicate?

How many durational values will occur in one measure

EX: What does the time signature 2/4 mean (note there is no line in real time signatures I’m just making it easier for me)

One measure contains two quarter notes

What is common time and what is its symbol?

Time signature of 4/4, a large capital C

What is cut time and what is its symbol?

Time signature of 2/2, lowercase c with a vertical line through it

What is the original name for cut time?

Alla breve

How are beats typically divided?

Into halves

What is simple subdivision?

When beats are divided into halves

What is compound subdivision?

When a beat is divided into three equal parts

Is a 6/8 meter simple or compound subdivision?

Compound

What is notable about the rhythms of swing music?

They are notated as if they are in 4/4 time, but played as if they are in 12/8 time

What is mixed meter?

When different meters occur in rapid succession

What is asymmetrical or irregular meter?

Different meters in alternating patterns, or meters that are grouped in unpredictable or inconsistent ways

What is an accent?

A symbol that indicates the note should be stressed

What is the symbol of the accent?

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What is it called when two or more meters operate at the same time?

Polymeter

What is syncopation?

When accented or emphasized notes fall on weak beats or in between beats

What is another name for polyrhythm?

Cross-rhythm

What is polyrhythm?

When tow conflicting rhythms occur at the same time

What are the most common cross-rhythms?

Two against three and three against 4

T or F: In polyrhythm, the different rhythms also have different meters

False, the meter remains the same

What is rhythm?

A collection of durationsI

Is rhythm always adubile?

Yes

What is beat?

The pulse underlying all music

What is meter?

The way the beat is grouped/organized