Inquisitive 1

What is the basic unit of measurement for time in music?

Beat

In triple meter, which beat is accented?

Beat 1

Which of the following terms refer to the subdivision of main beats into quicker pulses, and which do not? Does not refer to subdivision into quicker pulses?

Compound and Simple Meter ; Syncopated and Quintuple Meter

Which of the following musical excerpts are nonmetrical and which are metrical? Nonmetrical ---- Metrical

Dido's Lament and Alleluia ;; Jesus Christus and La giustizia

Which syllable in first line of the song "Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer" is syncopated?

Dolf

Listen to the following musical excerpts and identify them as simple or compound meter. Simple ; Compound

Hallelujah and Royal Firework Music ;; Summer is Icumen In

Match the terms to the correct definitions: Rhythm Tempo Beat Meter

How music unfolds in time; A word that refers to how fast or slow music is A pattern of strong and weak beats

Try counting each of the 6 notes out loud and notice where the accents are to determine the meter type. Listen to the subdivisions. Is it simple or compound? Listen to the main beats. Is the meter duple or triple?

Simple ;; triple

Listen to the following excerpt from Vivaldi's Concerto for Two Mandolins and Orchestra. What is the meter of this excerpt?

Simple Duple

Listen to the meter of the following musical excerpts and identify them as duple or triple. Duple ;; Triple

La dousa votz ;; Cello Suite and Rigoletto and Royal Wirework show

In which types of music could you expect the meter to be strongly emphasized by the music's rhythms? Rhythms strongly emphasize meter ---- Rhythms do not strongly emphasize meter

Marches and Dances ;; Chant and Lullabies

Which of the following describes the tempo of "The Star-Spangled Banner"?

Moderato

Which of the following terms are commonly-used tempo markings, and which are not? Tempo marking ----- Not a tempo marking

Moderato, Presto, Adagio ;; Pizzicato and Fortissimo

Which term is used to describe music that does not have a discernible underlying pattern of strong and weak beats?

Nonmetrical

If metrical beats are grouped in fours, which beats are accented and which are not? Accented beat in meter of four and Unaccented beat in meter of four.

One and Three ; Two and Four

What is the musical element that relates to the duration of sound in time?

Rhythm

In metrical music, what term is used to indicate the rate at which the basic, regular beats follow each other?

Tempo

Composers often use ______________ indications as headings for the major sections of larger works, which are known as _______________.

Tempo ;; Movements

Listen to the tempo of the following excerpts and then click on their corresponding cards in order from slowest to fastest.

The Great Gate - Royal Firework Music - Surprise

Which of the following statements are examples of how music can be syncopated, and which are not? Method of syncopating music - Not a method of syncopating music.

When a metrical accent is displaced so that a normally unaccented beat is accented and When an accent is placed in between beats ; When the first beat in a measure is heavily emphasized and When there is a recurring pattern of strong and weak beats.