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definition of rhythm in music

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the temporal arrangement of sounds

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broadcast definition of rhythm

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the organized interchange of opposing components

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True or False: Rhythm comes from the Latin word “rhythmos.”

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False, Greek word

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Etymology of rhythm

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Greek “rhythmos” –> “rhein” - meaning “to flow”

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True or False: The concept of rhythm may also be found in nature.

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True

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True or False: A musical composition is reliant on space.

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False, time

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The temporal pattern of music

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Rhythm

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The one essential component of all music

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Rhythm

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True or False: Melody can exist without rhythm.

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False

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True or False: Rhythm cannot exist without melody.

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False

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True or False: Melody cannot exist without rhythm, while rhythm can exist without melody.

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True

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What is Plato’s definition of rhythm?

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An order of movement

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How does rhythm exist without melody?

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In drum beats of primordial music

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The unit division of musical time

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Beat

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15
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The pace of the fundamental beat

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Tempo

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16
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Tempo is an Italian word, which means

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Time

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17
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A moderate tempo is similar to that of

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A walking pace or a heartbeat

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True or False: The tempo of a piece of music by a composer is absolute and final.

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False

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True or False: A change in the tempo affects the rhythmic structure.

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False

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20
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True or False: The tempo of a musical piece is never inflexibly mathematical.

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True

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21
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Modifications of tempo

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Tempo rubato

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22
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Translation of Tempo rubato

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Robbed time

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23
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Rubato needs the framework of

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an inflexible beat

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24
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The round part of the note

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Note Head

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The most fundamental component of the note
Note Head
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Indicates the note's pitch when placed on the staff
Note Head
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Kinds of note heads
Open (hollow) or closed (filled)
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Kinds of note heads determine
The note's duration
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The thin, vertical line of the note
Stem
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True or False: The stem of a note can extend upwards or downwards.
True
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True or False: The direction of the stem affects the pitch or duration of the note.
False
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The direction of the stem is determined by
Note's position on the staff and by voice-leading principles in polyphonic textures
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The presence of this helps musicians determine the rhythmic value of the note
Flag
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Small curved lines attached to the stem
Flag
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Flags are shorter than
A quarter note
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Crotchet
Quarter note
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Quaver
Eighth note
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Semiquaver
Sixteenth note
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Used to group notes together
Beams
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Horizontal lines connecting stems of eighth notes and shorter notes in a group
Beams
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Beams connect the stems of
Eighth and shorter notes
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A crucial aspect conveyed through the combination of note heads, stems, flags, and beams
Duration
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Tells musicians how long a note should be held relative to tempo
Duration
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Duration is indicated by
Note head shape, flag, and beam (if any)
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Placed directly to the right of a note
Dot
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A dot increases
A note's duration
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A dot increases a note's duration by
half of its original value
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Add rhythmic complexity and flexibility to music
Dot
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A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch
Tie
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Indicates notes to be played as a single sustained note with a combined duration
Tie
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Used to sustain notes across bar lines
Tie
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Used to extend a note's value beyond its standard rhythmic notation
Tie
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Duration of whole note
4 counts
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Duration of half note
2 counts
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Duration of quarter note
1 count
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Duration of eighth note
1/2 count
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Duration of sixteenth note
1/4 count
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Whole note + dot =
6 beats
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Half note + dot =
3 beats
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Quarter note + dot =
1 1/2 beats
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Eighth note + dot =
3/4 beats
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A normal staff consists of what kind of lines
Horizontal and parallel
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How many lines does a normal staff have
5 lines
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How many spaces in a normal staff?
5 lines, 4 spaces
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True or False: A note can be placed only in the line part of the staff.
False, also in the space part.
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G clef
Treble clef
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F clef
Bass clef
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Indication of G clef
The note G is above middle C and falls on the second line of the staff
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This clef curls around the line where G falls
G clef
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Indication of F clef
The note F is below middle C and falls on the fourth line of the staff
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This clef has two dots surrounding the line where F falls
F clef
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A combination of two staves with the treble clef in the upper staff and the bass clef in the lower staff
Grand Staff
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The staves are connected by
A vertical line and a brace at the left side
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True or False: In a grand staff, the treble clef is in the lower staff.
False
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True or False: In a grand staff, the bass clef is in the upper staff.
False
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True or False: In a grand staff, the treble clef is in the upper staff.
True
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True or False: In a grand staff, the bass clef is in the lower staff.
True
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Time signatures are also known as
Meter
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The notations in sheet music guiding the rhythmic structure of a piece
Time Signature
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True or False: The time signature appears at the end of a piece of music.
False, at the start
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Lets musicians know how to count before playing
Time Signature
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Gives instructions on how to divide and feel the rhythmic pulse of a tune ensuring written sheet music sounds as intended
Time Signature
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Sheet music is split into bars called
Measure lines
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Helps musicians visualize and divide the piece into chunks and phrases
Bar lines
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Vertical lines drawn through the staff, containing a number of beats dictated by the time signature
Bar lines
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What does the top number of a time signature tell you?
How many beats are in each bar
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What does the bottom number of a time signature tell you?
The value/type of beat
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How do you read 4/4?
4 beats per measure, quarter note receives one count
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How do you read 2/4?
2 beats per measure, quarter note receives one count
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How do you read 2/2?
2 beats per measure, half note receives one count
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How do you read 6/8?
6 beats per measure, eighth note receives one count
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When the bottom number of the time signature is 2, its note value is
Half beats
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When the bottom number of the time signature is 4, its note value is
Quarter beats
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When the bottom number of the time signature is 8, its note value is
Eighth beats
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The time signature referred to as common time
4/4
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4/4 can be represented as
C
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The time signature AKA "cut time" or "alla breve"
2/2
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2/2 cut time can be represented as
C with a vertical line cutting through it
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A lively time signature popular in polkas and marches
2/4
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The time signature of the graceful waltz
3/4
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The time signature relying on an accented first beat followed by 2 active beats
3/4
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