Music

is made up of sounds and

silences as they occur
during passing of time.
Beat
is the basic unit of rhythm in music. It is a
regular pulse which divides the time into
equal units. Beats are accented and
unaccented. An accented beats is one that is
performed with more emphasis or force than
the other beats. The accented or strong beat
is the most important beat in a group of beats.
The rhythm of the musical sounds and silences
occur according to beats and beats are
grouped into measure.
Meter
is the basic pattern of
beats in a piece of
music.
 3 Kinds of Meter
Two Beat Meter- has one strong beat and one weak beat in
each measure.
SwSwSwSw
12121212
2. Three Beat Meter- has one strong beat and two weak beats
in each measure.
SwwSwwSwwSww
123 123 123 123
3. Four Beat Meter- Has one strong beat for the first beat, weak
beats for the second and fourth beats, and a stronger beat than
the second and the fourth ( but not as strong as the first) for
the third beat.
SwmwSwmw Swmw Swmw
123 4 1234 1234 12 3 4
Instruction: The first group will
perform two beat meter by clapping
there hands while the second group
will perform three beat meter by
clapping.
 First Group

SwSwSwSwSw
1212 1212 12
 Second Group
SwwSwwSwwSwwSww
123 123 123 123 123