General Music Guide 2

The speed of the music

Beats organized into groups defined by accented beats

number tells how many beats in a measure

number shows what kind of a note gets the beat

common time; C

Cut Time;

l >__l
l d d l
pattern

l >___ l
l d d d l
pattern

l >__>__l
l d d d d l
pattern

the distance or grouping of the beats between the bar lines.

a beat or note that is heavier
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d d

a device that keeps the beat at an ajustable speed and is used to indicate the exact tempo of a composition

very fast

lively

moderato

walking tempo

slow

very slow

4 beats in 4/4 time
I say too-oo-oo-oo when i clap it

4 beats of silence in 4/4 time

1/4 beat in 4/4 time
I say tiri-tiri when I clap it as 4

1/4 beats of silence in 4/4 time

march meter signatures

AA, BB, Trio

the tempo speeds up

the tempo slows down

when the the top number in a time signature is divisible by 3