Rhythm of Music

Time Signature also tells something else: Rhythm of Music. Rhythm is made up of sounds and silences (rests). These sounds and silences are put together to form patterns of sound, which are repeated to create a rhythm. Some beats are stronger than others, or softer. Some beats may be longer or shorter as well. Stronger beats are referred to as “accented” beats. Strong beats occur in patterns.

For instance, in music with four beats in Measure, this gives a strong-weak-medium-weak pattern, or rhythm. Conductor would beat a strong beat on the first beat of every Measure and another accented beat – although not as strong – on the third count of the Measure. Because the Conductor’s arms move downward on strong beats, especially those that begin a measure, accented beats are also referred to as “downbeats.”

In music with two beats in Measure, the rhythm or pattern is strong-weak-strong-weak.

The three-quarter Time Signature (or Waltz) has a distinctive strong-weak-weak rhythm. Since Waltz rhythm contain 3 beats of music, they are commonly called “3 beat units”.

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