Chapter+Five

Anacrusis - pick up note

Compound duple - meter with two beats per measure, subdivided by three

Compound triple - meter with three beats per measure, subdivided by six

Compound quadruple - meter with four beats per measure, subdivided by three

Duplet - division by two in compound meters

Hemiola - syncopation in compound meters where the normal three part divison is regrouped into twos

Quadruplet - In compound time, a subdivison group borrowed from simple time

Metrical accent - pattern of strong and weak beats based on downbeat and upbeat weights

Triplet - a division group borrowed from compound meters

Upbeat - anacrusis or pick up note

Questions:

1. How are compound meters distinguished from simple meters? In simple meter, the beat divides by two and subdivides by four. In compound meter, the beat divides by three and subdivides by six.

2. What guidelines should we use in reading a compound-meter signature to determine (a) the number of beats per measure and (b) the beat unit? The number of beats per measure is the top number in the time signature divided by three. The beat unit is found by adding three eighth notes from the bottom number together.

3. For each of the following meter signatures, provide the number of beats per measure and the beat unit: 12/4; 9/16; 6/8. 12/4: 4 and dotted half note. 9/16: 3 and dotted eighth note. 6/8: 2 and dotted quarter note.

4. What guidelines should we follow in beaming rhythms together? What makes this difficult when the dotted half is the beat unit? When beaming rythms, it's important to take the lyrics (if any) into consideration because that may change whether or not, for example, the eighth notes are connected by beams or by flags. Beaming is used to show the bean unit. Meters in which a dotted half note is used is more complicated because it is harder to sight-read as well as harder to accentuate the meter.

5. What is the relationship between a hemiola and a syncopation in compound meters? A hemiola is a form of syncopation that occurs in compound meters when the three part beat division is regrouped into twos.

6. How do the guidelines for metrical accent compare in simple and compound meters? The downbeats and upbeats will be different for simple and compound meters because of the difference in beat division.