Rhythm

• Short notes e.g semiquavers quavers and crotchets
• Long notes e.g minims and semibreves
• Regular rhythms fall within the beats as noted in the time signature
• Dotted rhythms

  
• Scotch snap

  
• Triplets: three notes in the time of two

  
• Syncopation: when the off beats are accented

  
• Off beats

  
• Back beats

  
• Augmentation: the note values are doubled

  
• Diminution: the note values are halved

  
• Cross rhythms

  
• Hemiola: when you are in three time and then by tying notes over the baseline it sounds like you’ve gone into two time. Common in baroque music

  
• Polyrhythm: when two or more conflicting rhythms are heard at the same time
• Rubato is being flexible with rhythm and tempo - lengthening notes and then returning to the original tempo