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Meter

Meter. Duple, Triple, Quadruple Simple and Compound. Images and review materials from musictheory.net and music-theory.ascensionsounds.com. What is Meter?. A groups of strong (>) and weak (u) beats that are consistent throughout a passage. Duple, Triple, or Quadruple?.

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Meter

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  1. Meter Duple, Triple, Quadruple Simple and Compound Images and review materials from musictheory.net and music-theory.ascensionsounds.com

  2. What is Meter? A groups of strong (>) and weak (u) beats that are consistent throughout a passage

  3. Duple, Triple, or Quadruple? Refers to the number of beats in each measure

  4. Duple Meter Duple is the alteration of strong and weak beats where there are 2 beats per measure.

  5. Triple Meter Triple has 3 beats per measure, the first is usually the strong beat.

  6. Quadruple Meter Quadruple has 4 beats per measure, the 1st and 3rd beats are stressed, but the 1st is usually stronger than the 3rd .

  7. Simple or Compound? Beat Beat Subclass Simple or Compound? • Answer: Simple Duple

  8. Simple Meter Compound • The rhythm subclass divides the main rhythm class by 2 • The rhythm subclass divides the main rhythm class by 3 Beat Beat Subclass

  9. Simple Meter Compound • The rhythm subclass divides the main rhythm class by 2 • The rhythm subclass divides the main rhythm class by 3

  10. Hypermeter

  11. Review • Meter • Duple, Triple, and Quadruple • Simple v. Compound • Hypermeter • Homework: • Read Chapter 2 p.30-35 • Do Self Test 2-3 A (1-5) and B (2-3) • Do Self Test 2-4 A (1-5) and B (3) • You will need staff paper to do the exercises for B

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