Tonal Harmony - Chapter 2

Rhythm

• basic pulse of a passage

• The time aspect of music

• the rate that beats occur over time

• Tricky and Difficult

Beat

• the time aspect of music

• connects two or more notes of the same pitch to extend the duration

• basic pulse of the passage; also called "pulse"

• the rate that beats occur over time

The rate that beats occur over time

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Extends the preceding note by half of its duration

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Connects two or more notes of the same pitch to extend the duration

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Meter

• two beat measure

• the grouping of beats (m. or mm)

• four beat measure

• the pattern of beats; 2, 3, and 4 are the most common groupings

Measure

• the pattern of beats; 2, 3, and 4 are the most common groupings

• the grouping of beats (m. or mm.)

• three beat measure

• durations that are smaller than the beat

Vertical line drawn through the staff to show the end of a measure

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Two beat measure

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Metric accent of a two beat measure

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