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By Prof. Lydia Ayers

Meter. By Prof. Lydia Ayers. [i:8] possible musical translation:. Meter. the grouping of strong and weak beats into measures to make a regular pulse grouping pulses into patterns of two or more beats using accents, similar to metrical grouping in poetry.

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By Prof. Lydia Ayers

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  1. Meter By Prof. Lydia Ayers

  2. [i:8] possible musical translation: Meter • the grouping of strong and weak beats into measures to make a regular pulse • grouping pulses into patterns of two or more beats using accents, similar to metrical grouping in poetry . __ . __ . . __ U / U / U U / The cow jumped o- ver the moon

  3. Meter • strong/weak beat pattern in excerpt from Ibn Hazm Al-Andalusi's poem, Twice Times Then is Now: U / U / I have no guide U / U / U / No ca- len- dar in- side U / U / Ex- cept a smile U / U / And lit- tle kiss U / U / U / She gave me by sur- prise U / U / Up- on my brow

  4. [i:10] Meter [i:9] • possible musical translations of Al-Andalusi's poem:

  5. Beats and Meter • Beats • the pulses, like heartbeats, which move most music along — what you dance to • Meter • a repeated pattern of a strong beat plus one or more weaker beats

  6. Measures • Measure (Bar) • A unit of meter made up of pulses • A means of dividing music up into easily digested portions. David Barber, Tenors, Tantrums and Trills Mandy's Garfield Photo Gallery • Bar Lines • the vertical line at the end of the measure

  7. [i:12]Grouping by Accent: • [i:13]Grouping by Accent: • [i:14]Grouping by Duration: Meter • Stressed Beats • stressed beats — the down beat (first beat) has the strongest accent • [i:11]Continuous Events:

  8. [ewmi:26] Rousseau, J'ai perdu tout mon bonheur Quadruple Meter • 4/4 • four beats per measure • quarter note = one beat • subgroups of two and two beats • down beat is loudest, 3rd beat is next loudest, 2nd and 4th beats softer

  9. Quadruple Meter • 4/4 • four beats per measure • quarter note = one beat • subgroups of two and two beats • down beat is loudest, 3rd beat is next loudest, 2nd and 4th beats softer • Indonesian Gamelan music is usually in 4/4 • <1:23> Gamelan Degung

  10. Syncopation • Lengthening and stressing a weak beat • Syncopated 4/4 meter feels jazzy [i:16]Scott Joplin, Magnetic Rag

  11. Havah nagila (Jewish folk song) Duple Meter • 2/4 • two beats per measure • quarter note = one beat • the first beat is louder 1 2 | 1 & 2 & | 1 2 | 1 & 2 & | Ha- vah na- gi- la, Ha- vah na- gi- la ,

  12. [i:15]Havah nagila (Jewish folk song and dance) • L step left • R step back • L hop left • R kick • R hop • L kick Translation Hora Dance Steps Come let us rejoice and be glad! Come let us sing and be happy! Arise brothers with a joyful heart!

  13. Durbecki • Drum • live demo • center = dum • edge = tak durbecki • <2:13>Durbecki sounds

  14. Masmudi • <2:14> Belly Dance from Lebanon • Starts in 5/8, A'raj Turki • Changes to Masmudi • Changes back to 5/8 , A'raj Turki • Ends in 3/8, Yuruk • <2:15> Oud and Durbecki • Rhythm and melody • Is some of the rhythm in Masmudi? A'raj Turki Yuruk

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