Beats in Your Favorite Songs (Part 2)

Learn about beats in your favorite songs (part 2): subdivide the beat into smaller values

🎵 Stage Brief #63

Every style of music has a beat.

🎯 Your mission

Listen close. Move with it. Try it yourself.

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Your ears are smarter than your eyes. Trust them.

What you'll learn

Every style of music has a beat. A march has a strong, even beat, while a waltz groups beats into threes. Listen for the pattern of strong and weak beats.

Remember

1Subdivide the beat into smaller values
2Understand tempo changes (accelerando, ritardando)

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What is an upbeat?

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What is a downbeat?

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What does the metronome do?

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