Lecture 4. Rhythm: Jazz, Pop and Classical

Listening to Music (MUSI 112) Professor Wright begins this lecture with a brief introduction to musical acoustics, discussing the way multiple partials combine to make up every tone. He reviews fundamental rhythmic terms, such as “beat,“ “tempo,“ and “meter,“ and then demonstrates in more depth some of the more complex concepts, such as “syncopation“ and the “triplet.“ Professor Wright then moves on to discuss the basics of musical texture, giving detailed examples of three primary types: monophonic, homop