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What is the effect of using triplets in a simple meter?
Creates rhythmic variety and a sense of borrowed compound division.
What does a '3' above or below a group of notes indicate?
A triplet.
In a time signature, what does the top number represent?
The number of beats per measure.
In a time signature, what does the bottom number represent?
The note value that receives one beat.
What is meter?
The rhythmic structure of a piece, the pattern of strong and weak beats.
What is a measure?
The largest structure we consider, containing a specific number of beats.
What is a beat?
The basic pulse of music.
What is a time signature?
Indicates the number of beats per measure and the note value that receives one beat.
What are simple meters?
Meters where the beat divides into two equal parts.
What are compound meters?
Meters where the beat divides into three equal parts.
What are beat divisions?
The smaller subdivisions of the beat in compound meters.
What is a triplet?
Three notes played in the time of two notes of the same value.
Define rhythm.
The specific patterns of notes and durations in music.
What is syncopation?
A rhythmic effect that places emphasis on off-beats or weak beats.