Speed & Time
What does "tempo" measure in a piece of music?
What is the speed of the beat?
What is the definition of "duration"?
What is the length of time a note lasts?
What happens when a note is played more strongly than those around it?
What is an accent?
In what language are tempo markings usually written?
What is Italian?
What element is defined as teh ordered duration of sound and silence?
What is rhythm?
What numerical marking at the beginning of a staff indicates the number of beats in a measure?
What is a time signature?
If a sheet has Quarter Note = 80 written at the top, what does this mean?
What is 80 beats per minute (80BPM)?
What are the regular, recurrent pulsations that divide music into equal time units called?
What are beats?
What musical term describes when accents occur on unexpected weak beats or between beats?
What is syncopation?