Chapter 2 Flashcards
(12 cards)
1
Q
Rhythm
A
The controlled movement of music in time
2
Q
Beat
A
regular pulse that divides time into equal segments
3
Q
Accented beats
A
beats that are emphasized or louder or longer than another
4
Q
Meters
A
organizing rhythm - groups beats into regular patterns
5
Q
Measure/bar
A
metric grouping of beats
6
Q
Downbeat
A
the first beat of a measure, the strongest in any meter
7
Q
Simple meters
A
duple, triple, quadruple - each beat divided into two
8
Q
Compound meters
A
divide each beat into three instead of two
9
Q
Offbeat
A
weak beat
10
Q
Syncopation
A
disrupts the meter by shifting the accent to a weak beat or an offbeat
11
Q
Polyrhythm
A
simultaneous use of several rhythmic patterns or meters
12
Q
Nonmetric
A
music lacking a strong sense of beat or meter
