Rhythm Flashcards
Anacrusis
An up-beat at the start of a piece of music
Off-beat / syncopation
Accents on weaker beats
Metre / pulse
The repeating pattern of strong and weak beats in music
Rest / silence
The gaps between the sound
Cross-rhythm / polyrhtyhm
Many different rhythms played at the same time
Swung / swing rhythm
Jazz rhythm where notes with equal written time values are performed with unequal durations, usually alternating long and short
Tala (Indian)
Rhythmic pattern in Indian music
Keteg, gongan
Rhythmic units found in gamelan music
Clave
The distinctive two bar rhythmic pattern found in salsa (son) music
Chaal
The dotted rhythm found in bhangra
An up-beat at the start of a piece of music
Anacrusis
Accents on weaker beats
Off-beat / syncopation
The repeating pattern of strong and weak beats in music
Metre / pulse
The gaps between the sound
Rest / silence
Many different rhythms played at the same time
Cross-rhythm / polyrhtyhm
Jazz rhythm where notes with equal written time values are performed with unequal durations, usually alternating long and short
Swung / swing rhythm
Rhythmic pattern in Indian music
Tala (Indian)
Rhythmic units found in gamelan music
Keteg, gongan
The distinctive two bar rhythmic pattern found in salsa (son) music
Clave
The dotted rhythm found in bhangra
Chaal
