6/16/14 1ElementsofMusic : meter

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METER - The basic scheme of note values and accents which remains unaltered throughout a composition or a
section of a composition which serves as a basic skeleton for rhythm and represented in notation as a fraction:
4/4, 3/4, et al.
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meter uses speeds from 40 bpm - 240 bpm
meter has single complete unit beat
meter has role in key
meter is basic scheme of note values
meter is basic scheme of accents
meter has instance 4/4
meter has instance 3/4
meter has instance 2/4
meter notated as fraction
meter is clarified by time signature
meter has/have "treatment" style
meter is basic skeleton of rhythm
meter may be element of composition
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meter element 8 of Elements of Music