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Rhythm Time Signatures Syncopation Id Compound Easy — Set 9
Is a tied note across the barline syncopated?
Syncopation
- Question
- Is a tied note across the barline syncopated?
- Pattern
- tie
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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Answer: Yes — it shifts emphasis past the downbeat
Define syncopation.
Syncopation
- Question
- Define syncopation.
- Pattern
- general
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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Answer: Emphasis on normally weak beats or off-beats
Is ♪♩♪♩♪ syncopated?
Syncopation
- Question
- Is ♪♩♪♩♪ syncopated?
- Pattern
- ♪♩♪♩♪
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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Answer: Yes — quarter notes fall between beats
Name a genre that uses heavy syncopation.
Syncopation
- Question
- Name a genre that uses heavy syncopation.
- Pattern
- general
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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Answer: Jazz, reggae, funk, or Latin music
What articulation often creates syncopation?
Syncopation
- Question
- What articulation often creates syncopation?
- Pattern
- general
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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Answer: Accents (>) on weak beats
How does a rest create syncopation?
Syncopation
- Question
- How does a rest create syncopation?
- Pattern
- rest
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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Answer: A rest on the strong beat shifts emphasis to the next note
Is the "and" of beat 2 a weak or strong position?
Syncopation
- Question
- Is the "and" of beat 2 a weak or strong position?
- Pattern
- general
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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Answer: Weak — notes here feel syncopated
Is ♪♩♪ syncopated in 2/4?
Syncopation
- Question
- Is ♪♩♪ syncopated in 2/4?
- Pattern
- ♪♩♪
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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Answer: Yes — the quarter note starts on the "and" of beat 1
Is ♩♩♩♩ syncopated in 4/4?
Syncopation
- Question
- Is ♩♩♩♩ syncopated in 4/4?
- Pattern
- ♩♩♩♩
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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Answer: No — all notes fall on the beat
Where is the syncopation in ♩. ♪♪♪?
Syncopation
- Question
- Where is the syncopation in ♩. ♪♪♪?
- Pattern
- ♩. ♪♪♪
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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Answer: The dotted quarter extends past beat 2