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Details Title: Music Appreciation Chapter 3 Description: Notes, terms, etc. Total Flash Cards: 10 Created: 09/06/2006 19:45:21	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards 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)