Terms Analysis of Rhythm and Meter.pdf

Analysis of Rhythm and Meter Exam #1 Review Terms: 1. Absolute Tempo: Long-term memory of an exact tempo. 2. Accent: Anything different related to other musical elements that the composer wanted to emphasize. 3. Beat: Rhythmic p...

Analysis of Rhythm and Meter Exam #1 Review Terms: 1. Absolute Tempo: Long-term memory of an exact tempo. 2. Accent: Anything different related to other musical elements that the composer wanted to emphasize. 3. Beat: Rhythmic pulse organized within a piece of music. 4. BPM: Beats per minute; the number of beats in one minute. 5. Compound Meter: Beats of the meter are divided into three equal parts (6/8, 9/8, 12/8). 6. Duple Meter: Two beats per measure (2/4, 2/2, 2/8). 7. Entrainment: Synchronization of our mental and physical rhythms with the beats of the music. 8. Hypermeter: Levels of metrical structure above the notated measures of music. 9. Inter-onset Interval (IOI): The period of time between notes. 10. Maximal Pulse Salience: The beat that is the most noticeable. 11. Measure: A segment of time defined by a given number of beats. 12. Meter: The grouping and division of beats. 13. Metric Malleability: Flexibility of certain musical passages that can fit within different metric contexts. 14. Pulse: A series of regularly recurring and equivalent stimuli that divide time into equal units. 15. Rhythm: The pattern of long and short notes. 16. Selective Attention: What you choose to focus on. 17. Simple Meter: Beats of the meter are divided into two equal parts. 18. Spontaneous Tempo: A natural personal pace that you tap without external cues. 19. Stress: Dynamic intensification of a beat, whether accented or unaccented, created by the performer. 20. Subjective Rhythmization: The listener's tendency to impose a sense of rhythm. 21. Synchronization: Coordination of timing between different musical elements that align rhythmically. 22. Syncopation: An emphasis on beats or notes that do not align with the expected strong beats of the prevailing meter. 23. Tempo: The speed or pace of the music. 24. Temporal Invariant: Similar events that occur at regular intervals. 25. Time Signature: The set of numbers that indicates how many of a specific note value are in a measure. 26. Triple Meter: Three groups of beats per measure.