Enj. Music Chapter 2

Music is propelled forward in time by:

• harmony

• rhythm

• texture

• timbre

The element of music that organizes movement in time is:

• rhythm

• melody

• harmony

• form

The basic unit of rhythm that divides time into equal segments is called the:

• meter

• syncopation

• beat

• accent

Beats that are more strongly emphsized than others are said to be:

• minor

• major

• accented

• metrical

Organizing patterns of rhythmic pulses are called:

• offbeats

• meters

• syncopations

• polyrhythms

Meter is marked off in groupings known as:

• phrases

• measures

• cadences

• chords

The first accented beat of a measure is called a(n):

• syncopated beat

• simple beat

• upbeat

• downbeat

The metric pattern in which a strong beat alternates with a weak one is called:

• triple meter

• duple meter

• quadruple meter

• compound meter

Which meter would most likely be associated with a march?

• duple

• triple

• quadruple

• compound

In triple meter, the strongest pulse occurs on:

• the first beat

• the second beat

• the third beat

• all beats equally