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Reading Rhythm!

Reading Rhythm!. Let’s Look At: Essential Music Vocabulary. (When the arrow turns red, click for the next page). Cadence has four vocabulary terms for us: Measures Tempo Time Signature Meter What are each of these? Let’s find out!. Essential Music Vocabulary. Measures.

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Reading Rhythm!

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  1. Reading Rhythm! Let’s Look At: Essential Music Vocabulary (When the arrow turns red, click for the next page)

  2. Cadence has four vocabulary terms for us: Measures Tempo Time Signature Meter What are each of these? Let’s find out! Essential Music Vocabulary

  3. Measures • Measures are segments of music with specific numbers of beats found inside. • Measures are sometimes called “bars.” They are separated by barlines. • Measures often have 2, 3, or 4 beats inside. • They are used for visually organizing the music. Click the arrow for an example! • How many measures • do you see in this example? Click the notes for answer: If You Said 3, You Are Correct!

  4. Tempo • Tempo is the SPEED of the music. • The most common tempos are: • Adagio – slower and stately • Moderato – moderately • Allegro – fast “march tempo” • Click the speedometer to continue! Listen to these examples of different tempos: (Louis Armstrong – When The Saints Go Marching In) ADAGIO MODERATO ALLEGRO (Click next example when playback finishes)

  5. Time Signatures • A time signature defines how notes are grouped in the music. • It has two numbers, which look somewhat like a fraction. • The top number tells you how many beats are in each measure. • The bottom number tells you what kind of note equals one beat. • Common time signatures are 4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 2/2, and 6/8. Click a time signature above to see a real music example!

  6. Meter • Meter is how we group beats in music. • We group eggs by the dozen. We group days by a week. • We group beats in twos and threes. This is the METER of the music. EGGS: Grouped in 12 Beat Groupings: • Both measures have 6 notes. • One has the notes in groups of 2. • The other has the notes in groups of 3.

  7. Let’s See What You Remember! • What is the TIME SIGATURE in this example? • How many MEASURES do you see? Click the notes for answer: Time Signature = 4/4 Measures = 3 • Is the METER grouped in twos or threes in this example? Click the notes for answer: These notes are grouped in three’s. If you said ALLEGRO, that’s correct! • What is the TEMPO of this music ? • Adagio, Moderato, or Allegro ? Click once for playback, Click again for answer:

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