patterns of beats that subdivide into smaller, irregular groups, for example, 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 = 10; a meter common in certain types of Eastern European music
Additive meter
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Additive time signature
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patterns of beats that subdivide into smaller, irregular groups, for example, 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 = 10; a meter common in certain t…
Arpeggio Patterns
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Technique
Arpeggio patterns are repeated right hand orders such as , , or . On classical guitar, practicing fixed patterns helps: build…
Common meter
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the meter of a four line stanza with eight, six, eight and six syllables per line
Sextuple meter
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a compound meter with six beats to every bar
Affections, doctrine of
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a theory that arose during the Baroque period that associated certain musical methods and figures to arouse or portray partic…
Allemand
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French
a dance of German origin with 4 moderate beats to the bar, although sometimes written as two longer beats in a bar, often the…
Allemande
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French
a dance of German origin with 4 moderate beats to the bar, although sometimes written as two longer beats in a bar, often the…
Almain
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French
a dance of German origin with 4 moderate beats to the bar, although sometimes written as two longer beats in a bar, often the…