Rhythmic devices
Authored by Michael Davison
Arts
10th - 11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Listen to the melody of this musical example and identify which rhythmic device you can hear
Dotted
Swung
Triplets
Syncopation
Answer explanation
Swung/shuffle rhythms- Quavers are given a triplet feel.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How many beats would this note last for?
one beat
one and a half beats
two beats
three beats
Answer explanation
A dot next to a note increases its duration by 50%.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the rhythmic device heard in this extract.
Dotted
Syncopation
Triplet
Answer explanation
Syncopation – Emphasised notes that fall off the beat.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the rhythmic device heard in this extract
Dotted
Swung
Syncopation
Answer explanation
A dot next to a note increases its duration by 50%.
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify which two of the following rhythmic devices are heard in this extract.
Anacrusis
Augmentation
Cross rhythm
Hemiola
Triplets
Answer explanation
Triplet – Playing three evenly spaced notes in the space of two.
Anacrusis – note(s) at the start of the piece or phrase that come before the first full bar.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the rhythmic device heard in this extract.
Anacrusis
Dotted
Triplets
Answer explanation
A dot next to a note increases its duration by 50%.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the rhythmic device heard in this extract.
Cross rhythm
Hemiola
Lombardic
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