THDA 463 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Time Signature, Measure (Mathematics)
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Dance and music terminology: music terms, bar lines create a measure. Measure = space between two bar lines, includes a group of beats. One measure = one bar: time signature = fraction at the beginning of a line of music. Top number indicates how many notes are in a measure. Bottom number indicates what kind of note gets one beat: rhythm. It divides up long spans of time into smaller more comprehendible units. Gives shape or profile to the melody or tune. Even pulse that divides the passing of time into equal segments. First and strongest beat in a measure ( the 1 : beat, rests, downbeat, pick up, syncopation, tempo, melody. An upbeat at the beginning of a piece of music. A note or two that gives a little momentum/extra push into the downbeat. Places an accent on either a weak beat or between beats. Important dance terminology (to be covered throughout the semester: jazz.
