when a performer deliberately sounds the notes slightly after the beat set by the ensemble
Behind the beat
Related Dictionary Terms
Beat
Shared keywords
rhythmic pulse in a piece of music; a throbbing or undulating effect taking place in rapid succession when two notes not quit…
Borrowed division
Shared keywords
a term used to describe when a note is divided into an unusual number of smaller notes, for example, when three quarter notes…
Arrange
Shared keywords
to set a work originally written for one instrument (or set of instruments) for another instrument or set of instruments
Changing notes
Shared keywords
non harmonic notes; two notes, one that leaves the chord note by a tone or semitone, then leaps to the next non harmonic note…
Pick-up
Shared keywords
a single or group of notes that come before the first strong metrical beat, usually the first beat of the measure; device whi…
Laid back
Shared keywords
music played with the accent played slightly after the beat to convey a relaxed, casual feeling
Barline
Shared keywords
a vertical line drawn across the staff to mark off measures of a particular length, containing a number of notes whose total…
Bomb
Shared keywords
in jazz and particularly in bop, an unexpectedly loud beat from the drummer on a backbeat, upbeat or irregular eighth note be…