Week 5

This is when the notes are played on the pulse of the music usually following a metronome?

• On-The-Beat

• Off-The-Beat

• Downbeat

• Anacrusis

What note is played in between the pulse?

• On-The-Beat

• Off-The-Beat

• Downbeat

• Anacrusis

What rhythm plays three notes in the space of two?

(a)  

What groove or rhythm typically comes from Indian music?

(a)  

Define a rest.

Answer explanation

Rests are intervals of silence in pieces of music, marked by symbols indicating the length of the silence

What type of rhythm is pressing forward whilst intensifying the energy?

(a)  

What type of rhythm is based on the human scale?

(a)  

Which rhythm is broken into 4 bits, each split into triplets? When listen back you can discern 12 beats.

(a)  

Which of these is a Regular Metre?

• 7/8

• 7/4

• 4/4

• 5/6

Which of these is an Irregular Metre?

• 4/4

• 8/8

• 7/4

• 2/4