Music Area of study 1

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  • Created on: 23-03-16 17:48
The beat in a piece of music
Pulse
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The number of beats per bar
Metre
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The speed of the music
Tempo
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where 2 bars of 3/4 are played as 3 bars of 2/4 or 3/2
Hemiola
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Time signature based on a dotted crotchet beat divided into 3 quavers
Compound time
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when two different rhythms of usually different metres are played together at the same time
Cross Rhythm
6 of 16
The effect produced when two conflicting rhythms are heard together
Dotted thythm
7 of 16
where the drummer plays a free rhythmic pattern
Drum fill
8 of 16
where the rhythm of the music is not set by regular bar lines but determined by the performer
Free Time
9 of 16
Music where the time signature changes
irregular time
10 of 16
when two or more rhythms are played at the same time
Polyrhythm
11 of 16
Music which keeps to a single time signature
Regular time
12 of 16
Robbed time where the rhythms are played freely for expressive effect
Rubato
13 of 16
Time signature where the beats are divided into two
Simple Time
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When the notes are played off the beat
Syncopation
15 of 16
Three notes being played in the time of two
Triplets
16 of 16

Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

The number of beats per bar

Back

Metre

Card 3

Front

The speed of the music

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

where 2 bars of 3/4 are played as 3 bars of 2/4 or 3/2

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Time signature based on a dotted crotchet beat divided into 3 quavers

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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