Rhythm Assessment

beat

a continuous, periodic pulse that underlies most types of music.

meter

a framework for rhythm determined by the number of beats

duration

a measurement of a length of time; specific to music, the length of sound

double barline

a set of two barlines that indicate the end of a piece or section of music

Rest

musical silence

Quarter Note

note that receives 1 beat

Eighth Note

note that receives 1/2 of the beat

sixteenth

note that receives 1/4 of a beat

Half Note

note that receives 2 beats

whole

note that receives four beats

music

sound organized in time

downbeat

stressed beats of a meter

Measure

the distance from one barline to another

Time Signature

the numbers placed at the beginning of a composition to indicate how the beats are grouped

tempo

the speed of the beat

metronome

time-keeping device used in music

upbeat

unaccented beats of a meter

barlines

vertical lines that divide the music into measures

dot rule

written after a note, a dot increases the length of a note by one half of its original value

rhythm

A pattern of long and short sounds and silence