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Quick questions on Rhythm and Metre - TCE Music (Tasmania)
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What are reading time signatures?Show answer
The lower number of a time signature names the note value that represents one unit: 4 means a crotchet (quarter note), 8 means a quaver (eighth note), 2 means a minim (half note). The upper number counts how many of those units fill a bar.
What are tuplets?Show answer
A tuplet squeezes an unusual number of notes into the time of a different number. A triplet plays three notes in the time of two of the same value, marked with a bracket and a 3. Duplets and quadruplets do the reverse in compound time, fitting two or four notes where three would normally go. Tuplets let a melody temporarily borrow another division without changing the metre.
What is notating rhythm by ear?Show answer
Rhythmic dictation asks you to write down a rhythm you hear. Work in stages. First feel the pulse and tap the beat. Then decide whether the division is in twos (simple) or threes (compound).
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