2. Chapter 2 Rhythm Begins on page 10

3. Rhythm  Rhythm is the term for the flow of music through time  All music takes place in time

4. Beat  The beat is one aspect of rhythm ► It is the pulse you march or dance to ► Beats are the way music is measured ► Beats are usually steady

5. Notation of Rhythm  Notes last for a certain number or portions of beats  The length of notes follows a 2:1 ratio

6. Meter  Meter is the pattern of the beats (not the notes)  The pattern is created when certain beats are emphasized consistently  Most patterns of beats occur in twos, threes, or fours

7. Notation of Rhythm  Meter is indicated in notation by vertical lines  They create units called measures  The meter signature is two numbers aligned vertically  They tell the number of beats in a measure (upper) and the type of note that equals one beat (lower)

8. Tempo  Tempo is the term for the speed of the beats (again, not the notes) ► Indicated by a general term, usually a word in Italian ► Can also be indicated by a metronome marking the number of beats per minute

9. Bizet: Farandole from L’Arlésienne, Suite No. 2 As you listen to Farandole, notice  Its march-like quality  Its steady beat  Its two- or four-beat meter  Where the tempo changes and becomes faster Copyright © 2010 by Schirmer Cengage Learning

10. Syncopation  Syncopation happens when ► the rhythmic emphasis occurs where it is not expected ► or removed where it is expected

11. Polyrhythm  Polyrhythm occurs when two or more rhythmic patterns are performed at the same time ► They are heard in some twentieth-century music and are a feature of African music ► “Mitamba Yalagala Kumchuzi”

12. Summary  Rhythm ► Beat ► Meter ► Tempo  Notation of rhythm  Bizet: Farandole  Syncopation  Polyrhythm  Africa: “Mitamba Yalagala Kumchuzi”