ATASHA

KOREEN

RUIZ
LESSON 1

MUSICAL SYMBOLS
AND CONCEPTS

IT IS IN THIS LESSON WHERE YOU WILL

STUDY AND APPLY THE MUSICAL
CONCEPTS.

WHAT IS RHYTHM?
RHYTHM REFERS TO THE FLOW,THE
BREATHING PATTERN OR SIMPLY THE
PULSE IN MUSIC.
WHAT IS BEAT ?
BEAT IS THE MOST BASIC UNIT
OF TIME IN MUSIC . IT IS USED AS
A MEASURE TO REGULATE THE
DURATION OF INDIVIDUAL TONE.

WHAT IS METER ?
METER COMES FROM THE GREEK
WORD “METRON” WHICH MEANS
MEASURE . METER IS THE
GROUPING OF BEATS IN A
MEASURE.
THE DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN SIMPLE AND
METERCOMPOUND METER?

A.SIMPLE METER IS GROUPED

BY DUPLE (2),BY TRIPLE (THREE),
OR BY QUADRUPLE (4).

1.)DUPLE METER- 2 BEAT IN A

MEASURE .
2.)TRIPLE METER- 3 BEATS IN
A MEASURE .
3.)QUADRUPLE METER- 4
BEATS IN A MEASURE
RYHTHMIC PATTERNS
WHAT ARE RYHTHM
PATTERNS?
ARE THE DIVISION OF BEATS
INTO PATTERNS OF SOUND BY
CLAPPING OF TAPPING THE
BEAT OR A COMBINATION OF
NOTES AND REST IN A
MEASURE.

RHYTHMIC SYLLABLES
ARE ALSO CALLED “FRENCH
TIME NAMES” OR ,IN FRENCH ,
LANGUE DES DUREES.
WHAT IS TIME
SIGNATURE? ARE
THE NUMBER WRITTEN AT
THE BEGINNG OF THE STAFF.
– UPPER NUMBER=HOW
MANY BEATS IN A MEASURE

- LOWER NUMBER=