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| to increase the tempo, gradually |
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| an emphasis on tone, chord, beat, or tap sound, which is louder than the ones surrounding it. |
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making twice as many sounds to the same amount of music.
for example in a phrase of 8 you would count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
double time would be: 1&2&3&4&5&6&7&8 |
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| the primary accent in a measure of music. in 4/4 time the primary accent is on the count of 1 or the first beat of the measure. this holds true for 2/4, 3/4 and all European methods of writing music. in african rhythms the accent is on count 2 or the second beat of the measure. this is the main reason the buck time step's accent is on the second count or the second beat of the measure |
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| refers to the individual's ability to feel a beat with or without music being present. more advanced types of rhythm must be practiced, but much natural rhythm seems to be present |
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| the music found a the very beginning of a routine, which has the purpose of setting the tempo, mood, and atmosphere for the dancer and the audience |
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| is anything that falls between beats of the music |
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| is anything that falls directly on the actual beat of the music. the first beat of every measure is considered the strongest beat |
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| to slow down the tempo, gradually |
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| the symmetrical and regularly recurring grouping of tones according to accent and time value that gives musical composition its general characteristics |
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| a connection from one tune or musical number to the next |
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| music stops and continues only on accents, leaving silent spaces during which the dancer can be heard |
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| a temporary displacement or shifting of the regular accent to an unaccented beat |
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| to remain silent. occurs when a dancer performs rhythmic patterns without the use of music. manytimes occurs in the middle of routines. |
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| music which is added after the end of a routine, usually used for effect, long endings or exits |
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