Rhythm and Metre

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Augmentation
Note values increase (sounds louder)
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Bi-Rhythm
A bi-rhythm is a specific type of poly-rhythm, consisting of two independent rhythms played simultaneously.
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Cross-Rhythm
The effect produced when two conflicting rhythms are heard together.
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Diminution
Note values decrease (sounds faster)
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Dotted Rhythms
Rhythm in which the beat is unequally subdivided into a long dotted note and a short note.
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Drum fills
A fill is a short musical passage, riff, or rhythmic sound which helps to sustain the listener's attention during a break between the phrases of a melody.
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Duration
The time during which something continues.
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Card 2

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A bi-rhythm is a specific type of poly-rhythm, consisting of two independent rhythms played simultaneously.

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Bi-Rhythm

Card 3

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The effect produced when two conflicting rhythms are heard together.

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Card 4

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Note values decrease (sounds faster)

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Card 5

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Rhythm in which the beat is unequally subdivided into a long dotted note and a short note.

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