Eduqas Music - Rhythm

When the strong accent is placed on a normally weak beat.

These rhythms give a dotted / triplet rhythm feel to the beat, and are often used in jazz.

• Swing rhythms

• Chaal

• Syncopation

• Crotchets

A 4-beat note is called a...

A 2-beat note is called a...

A 1-beat note is called a...

This is when the accents are on the strong beats, e.g. the first beat of the bar.

• Syncopation

• Dotted rhythms

• Quaver

• On the beat

This is an 8-note dotted rhythmic pattern found in bhangra.

Energetic rhythms, 'pushing’ the music on.

• Chaal

• Minim

• Driving rhythms

• Dotted rhythms

A half beat note is called a...

A quarter beat note is called a...