Duration

Question 1

What are the 4 main Elements of Duration?

Answer 1

• Metre
• Beat
• Tempo
• Rhythm

Question 2

What are the 3 states of Metre?

Answer 2

• Absence of Metre
• Existance of Metre
• Mixed Metre

Question 3

Name 3 types of Metre

Answer 3

• Quadruple Metre (pulse of four)
• Triple Metre (pulse of three)
• Duple Metre (pulse of two)

Question 4

What is an example of simple Metre?

Answer 4

-4/4
- 3/4
- 2/4

Question 5

What is an example of complex Metre?

Answer 5

• 12/8
• 9/8
• 6/8

Question 6

What is it called when Tempo dosn’t change?

Answer 6

Constant Tempo

Question 7

How can you describe changes in Tempo?

Answer 7

• Getting Faster
• Getting Slower
• Sudden change in tempo to fast/slow

Question 8

How can you describe the speed of a constant Tempo?

Answer 8

• slow
• steady
• moderate
• fast
• very fast

(or the italian terms but i cant rember them atm 🤷‍♂️)

Question 9

Name the 2 types of Beat.

Answer 9

• Definite/Strong
• Indefinite/Weak

Question 10

What are the 4 main areas of Rhythm?

Answer 10

• Note Values
• Rhythm Types
• Rhythmic Devices
• Rhythmic Layers

Question 11

What dose Note Values refer too?

Answer 11

How long or short a note is (crotchet, minum, semibreave, quaver)

Question 12

Name some Rhythm Types.

Answer 12

Regular or Irregular (free rhythm) aswell as simple or complex

Question 13

What are some Rhythmic Devices?

Answer 13

• rock beat
• accents
• augmentation
• syncopation
• swing rhythm
• anticipation
• diminution
• ostinato
• riff
• imitation
• cross rhythms
• polyrhythm
• hemiola
• repetition.

Question 14

What dose Rhythmic Layers refer too?

Answer 14

Number of layers and intruments in each layer