Rhythm Vocabulary

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Pulse
the beat of the music
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Simple Time
feels like 2 subdivisions per beat (1+2+3+4)
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Compound Time
feels like 3 subdivisions per beat (1+a 2+a 3+a 4)
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Regular Rhythm
normal
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Irregular Rhythm
odd
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Free Rhythm
no definite pulse
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Rubato
(tempo) speeding up and slowing down throughout
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Augmentation
rhythm repeated using longer notes
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Diminution
rhythm repeated using shorter notes
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Hemiola
music suddenly seems to change time signature (usually only heard in Baroque and Renaissance)
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Cross-rhythms
two different rhythms played at the same time
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poly rhythms
many rhythms played at different times
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Syncopated
emphasis falls on the beat
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Card 2

Front

feels like 2 subdivisions per beat (1+2+3+4)

Back

Simple Time

Card 3

Front

feels like 3 subdivisions per beat (1+a 2+a 3+a 4)

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

normal

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

odd

Back

Preview of the back of card 5
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