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| Rhythm | Is a general term used to refer to the time aspect of music contrasted with the pitch aspect |
| Durations | Symbols that are organized so that each symbol is twice the duration of the next shorter symbol and half the duration of the next longer symbol |
| Tie | (Is a type of duration) Is a curved line that connects 2 notes of the same pitch creating a new duration that is equal to their sum |
| Dot | (Is a type of duration) Always adds to the duration 1/2 the value of the note, rest, or dot that precedes it |
| Where do you notate a dot on the staff? | To the right of the note that it modifies= It is never written on a staff line but rather always in a space (if the note is on a line, then the dot is written the the closest-upper space) |
| Beat | The basic/steady pulse of a musical passage= Can be found by tapping your foot, etc. |
| Tempo | The rate at which the beats occur in a musical passage |
| What are the tempos and what do they mean? | Grave (=solemn), Largo (=broad), Lento (=slow), Adagio (=slow), Andante (=moderately slow), Moderato (=moderate), Allegretto (=moderately fast), Allegro (=fast), Vivace (=lively), Presto (=very fast) |
| Meter | Pattern of beats (which is consistent throughout a passage) |
| Measures | Groups of beats |
| Bar Line | Is a vertical line through the staff that indicates the end of a measure |
| Duple Meter | Is a 2 beat measure= Metric accent pattern is "strong-weak" |
| Triple Meter | Is a 3 beat measure= Metric accent pattern is "strong-weak-weak" |
| Quadruple Meter | Is a 4 beat measure= Metric accent pattern is "strong-weak-less strong-weak" |
| Divisions of the beat | Durations that are shorter than the beat |
| Simple Beat | (Is a type of beat division) Beats that divide into 2 equal parts |
| Compound Beat | (Is a type of beat division) Beats that divide into 3 equal parts |
| Beat Type | Refers to how the beat divides (simple or compound) |
| Meter Type | Refers to how the measure divides (duple, triple, or quadruple) |
| Time Signature | A symbol that tells the performer how many beats will occur in each measure, what note value will represent the beat, and whether the beat is simple or compound |
| Describe the time signature for a simple beat | Has 2, 3, or 4 as the top number |
| What does the top number of the time signature indicate? | Indicates the number of beats in the measure |
| What does the bottom number of the time signature indicate? | Indicates the beat note |
| What are some typical simple time signatures? | 2/4, 2/2, 3/16, 3/4, 4/8, 4/4 |
| What happens if the beat divides into 3 equal parts (as in a compound beat)? | The note value representing the beat will be a dotted value |
| What does a compound time signature tell the performer? | What the division duration is (i.e. the top number of a compound time signature will be 6, 9, or 12 because 2 beats time 3 divisions equals 6, 3 beats times 3 divisions equals 9, and 4 beats times 3 divisions equals 12) |
| What are some typical compound time signatures? | 6/8 (has 2 beats per measure), 6/4 (has 2 beats per measure), 9/16 (has 3 beats per measure), 9/8 (has 3 beats per measure), 12/8 (has 4 beats per measure), 12/4 (has 4 beats per measure) |
| What are the types of beat? | Simple and Compound |
| What are the types of common meter and in how many ways can they be combined? | Duple, Triple, and Quadruple= Can be combined in 6 ways |
| What is the duple, triple, and quadruple of a simple beat? | Duple= 2, Triple= 3, Quadruple= 4 |
| What is the duple, triple, and quadruple of a compound beat? | Duple= 6, Triple= 9, Quadruple= 12 |
| What does the bottom number of a time signature stand for in a simple time signature and in a compound time signature? | Simple= stands for the beat || Compound= stands for the division value |
| Grouplet/Tuplet | Refers to the divison of an undotted value into some number of equal parts othern than 2, 4, 8, etc. or the division of a dotted value into some number of equal parts other than 3, 6, 12, etc. |
| What is the most common type of grouplet? | The superimposition of triplets on a simple beat |
| What direction should the stem of a single note go when notated? | Stem should go up if the note is below the middle line and down if the dote is above the middle line (a note on the middle line can go up or down but typically goes up) |
| Beams | Are used to connect durations shorter than a quarter note when the durations occur within the same beat |
| What direction should the stems of many notes connected by a beam go when notated? | Is determined by the note farthest from the middle line (i.e. if the note that is farthest from the middle line is below it, all the stems that are to be beamed together will point upward) |
