Music 6

The symbols that indicate the duration of sounds in Music.

• notes

• rests

• rhythm

• sound

 Regular, recurrent pulsations divide music into equal units of time.

• notes

• beats

• sound

• rhythm

This is the most common time signature.

• 4

  4

• 2

  4

• 3

  4

• 6

  8

___________ have basic pulses that are grouped into one big beat.

• Common time

• Waltz time

• March time

• Compound time

A symbol is placed at the left side of the staff indicating the meter of a composition.

• Beat

• Time signature

• Measure

• Accent

A set of beats and rests that defines the pace of a musical piece.

• Time signature

• Rhythm

• Rhythmic pattern

• Notes

The act of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures.

• Tactus

• Conducting

• Time signature

•  Sheet Music

A musical meter marked by two or multiple two beats per measure or bar.

• Downbeat

• Duple time

• Triple time

• Upbeat

A hand-written or printed form of musical notation mainly for performance.

• Tactus

• Conducting

• Time signature

• Sheet Music

It is the musical term for the pulse and beat.

• Tactus

• Conducting

• Time signature

• Sheet Music