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An Instrument and Its Repertoire Composition Ideas DURATION

Time Signatures 4 3 2 6 9 12 4 4 4 8 8 8 Irregular Time Signatures 5 7 5 7 4 4 8 8

Accents (emphasised beat) and staccatos (short and detached)

Triplets (crotchet and quaver)

Syncopation (notes off the main beat) Here are some samples:

Tempo changes rit...... (Gradually slowing down) accel............. (gradually getting faster) Use a variety of note lengths and rhythms
1 beat 1 beat 1 beat 1 beat 2 beats 1 beat 1 beat 2 beats Pause 2 beats 1 beat

SWING RHYTHM/DOTTED RHYTHM

4 beats 3 beats

Ostinato A repeating rhythmic pattern

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