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- People often tap their toes to music in a regular pulses. This regular division of time is referred to as the __________.
A) Beat
- Tempo refers to the speed of the beat in music. Tempos in western classical music typically range from ___ beats per minute up to ____ beats per minute.
A) 50, 180
- Music that has no perceptible beat is referred to as pulsatile.
A) False
- The organization of beats, divisions of beats and groupings of beats into distinct levels is referred to as _____. Music in which the beats are grouped by threes is referred to as _____ meter and music where the beats are grouped by twos is referred to as ______ meter.
A) meter, triple, duple
- The term syncopation refers to rhythm in which the metrical stress of a note is displaced in the meter so that the emphasis occurs on normally unstressed beats.
A) True
- The musical element that describes loudness and softness in music is referred to as
A) dynamics
- Sometimes an emphasis is given to a single note, typically by giving the beginning of the note a harder attack. This is a(n)
A) accent
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