Tempo: beat, rhythm, pattern, accent & duration


I


Warm Up


II


Music Related Concepts

 tempo, beat, rhythm, pattern, accent & duration

TEMPO



In simple terms, tempo is how fast or slow a piece of music is performed.

Tempo generally is measured as the number of beats per minute. 

Exercise (clapping) 

BEAT





Beat is the basic measure of time in music.

Exercise (number of claps per minute) 

RHYTHM 




 Rhythm can be thought of as the pattern of music in time.

Rhythm is the placement of sounds in time, in a regular and repeated pattern. 

Rhythm Also involves using intervals or spaces between elements to give the user an impression of rhythm or movement.


Exercise (claves/clapping) 

PATTERN




Pattern is a combination of elements that are repeated. 


ACCENT




An accent is an emphasis, stress, or stronger attack placed on a particular movement.



DURATION

The time during which the dance continues.




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III

Conclusion

If you are a brand new beginner and find the dance challenging, music notwithstanding,  you may choose to ignore this more advanced concepts and just do your dance no matter what the music is doing.  You’ll still be on beat and the dance will work.


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IV

 QUESTIONS

I. What was your overall experience with dance today? 


II. Explain in your own works the meaning of tempo, beat and rhythm.

Post your answers on Discussion Board.


V


Activity


Add each one of the elements of tempo, described above, to your 8 movement phrase. 

Comments

  1. MoyuJanuary 27, 2022 at 12:55 PM

    In today's class I understand the difference between beat and pattern. On the other hand after two weeks of practice I was able to do more standard warm-up movements.

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