Previous- Marked-off groupings by bar lines
-each measure contains a fixed no. of beats
- first beat is usually accented
Upsetting of the meter or pulse through a temporary shifting of the accent to a weak beat
- Syncopation
- Down Beat
- Polyrhythm
The basic unit of rhythm (accented + anaccented)
Patterns into which rhythmic beats are grouped (two, three, or more)
Music lacking a strong sense of beat or meter (i.e. Chant)
First beat of the measure (usually the strongest)
- Down Beat
- Rhythm
- Polyrhythm
"Simultaneous" use of several rhythmic patterns or meters
- Polyrhythm
- Syncopation
- Down Beat
Moves the music forward in time
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