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Music Appreciation Chapter 3
Notes, terms, etc.
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09/06/2006

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Term
Rhythm
Definition
flow of music through time
Term
Beat
Definition
regular, recurrent pulsaton that divides music into equal units

organization of music in time
Term
Meter
Definition
organization of beats into regular groups
Term
Measure
Definition
group containing a fixed number of beats
Term
downbeat
Definition
the first, or stressed, beat of a measure
Term
Triple Meter

Quadruple Meter

Sextuple Meter

Definition
3 beats per measure

4 beats per measure

6 beats per measure

Term
Accent
Definition
playing the note moreloudly than the notes around it
Term
syncopation
Definition
an accented note comes where we would normally not expect it (the offbeat note is accented)
Term
tempo
Definition
speed of the beat
Term
tempo indication
Definition
ex: adagio (slow), moderato (moderate), allegro (fast)
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