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__**MUSIC THEORY VOCABULARY**__ the variation of the length and accentuation of a series of sounds or other events the measurement of a musical line into measures of stressed and unstressed "beats", indicated in Western music notation by a symbol called a time signature a notational convention used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats are in each measure and what note value constitutes one beat 2/2, 2/4 3/4, 3/8 4/2, 4/4 6/8 9/8 12/8 5/8, 7/8, 7/4 a thick line frequently used to connect multiple consecutive eighth notes (quavers), or notes of shorter value (indicated by two or more beams), and occasionally rests determine by bar line a metrical pattern in which two bars in simple triple time (3/2 or 3/4 for example) are articulated as if they were three bars in simple duple time the lengthening or widening of rhythms, melodies, intervals or chords a musical term used to mean different things in the context of intervals, scales, chords or note values the speed or pace of a given piece and usually indicated in beats per minute (BPM) the fastest tempo (168–200 bpm) quick, lively (≈140 bpm) 120 beats/minute walking tempo (76–108 bpm) slow and stately (literally, "at ease") (66–76 bpm) very slow (40–60 bpm), like //lento// deathly slow tempo, slow and solemn
 * Rhythm**
 * Meter**
 * Time Signature**
 * Simple Duple**
 * Simple Triple**
 * Simple Quadruple**
 * Compound Duple**
 * Compound Triple**
 * Compound Quadruple**
 * Asymmetrical Meter**
 * Beam**
 * Measure**
 * Hemiola**
 * Augmentation**
 * Diminution**
 * Tempo**
 * Presto**
 * Vivace**
 * Allegro**
 * Andante**
 * Adagio**
 * Largo**
 * Grave**