a weak beat
Up-beat
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Atempause
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German
a small pause on a weak beat used to strengthen the following strong beat
Behind the beat
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when a performer deliberately sounds the notes slightly after the beat set by the ensemble
Bomb
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in jazz and particularly in bop, an unexpectedly loud beat from the drummer on a backbeat, upbeat or irregular eighth note be…
Pick-up
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a single or group of notes that come before the first strong metrical beat, usually the first beat of the measure; device whi…
Scotch snap
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a rhythmic figure consisting of a short note on the beat followed by a long note which is then held until the next beat
Up-tempo
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music that is played with a fast, lively beat
Waltz
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a simple triple time dance; the dance generally has an introduction, a number of different melodies, before finishing with a…
Zählzeit
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German
beat