Music Theory: Rhythm and Meter

This 26-slide PowerPoint presentation has everything you need to introduce your students to the ideas of rhythm, notation, and simple and compound meters. Designed for virtual and blended learning environments, it can be disseminated electronically to students to study on their own or used in class for face-to-face lecture. This PowerPoint covers Topics 1.2, 1.6, 1.7, and 1.8 from the AP Music Theory Course and Exam Description.

In addition to detailed descriptions, there are many diagrams to aid in understanding. Slides include:

• vocabulary
• organization of beats into strong and weak
• duple, triple, and quadruple meter
• simple and compound meter
• links for aural meter identification practice
• rhythmic notation
• augmentation dots and ties
• time signatures
• flags and beams

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