CH 02 Quiz MusApp1306

A pattern of accents that can be expressed as da-DUM, da-DUM, da-DUM is known as:

An accented beat followed by two weak beats would indicate a ____________ meter.

In a compound meter, the beat divides into groups of:

In duple meter, the accent is typically on which beat?

In music notation, regular groupings of beats are marked off in measures.

In quadruple meter, the second-strongest accent is typically on which beat?

In triple meter, the strongest accent is typically on which beat?

Music that moves without a strong sense of beat might be considered:

Playing music in two simultaneous rhythms is known as polyrhythm.

Simple meters are meters in which the beats are divided into three.

The basic unit of rhythm is the:

The downbeat coincides with the upward stroke of a conductor's hand.

The element that propels music forward in time is:

The first accented beat of each metric pattern is known as the:

The number of beats in a measure determines the:

Time is inconsequential to music.

When a melody begins on the last beat of a measure, it is said it is said to begin on:

Which of the following could add rhythmic complexity to a piece?

Which of the following is NOT a simple meter?

________is created when the regular accent is shifted to a weak beat or an offbeat.