See also the Beating is striking more than once, in violence, beating a drum, etc. This is the original meaning of the word. Beating can mean to defeat someone in any sort of contest, or to get to something before someone else. In physics and sound, a beat is the oscillation between zero... beat disambiguation page.

A beat is a In music, a pulse is an unbroken series of distinct yet identical periodically occurring short stimuli perceived as points in time (DeLone et. al. (Eds.), 1975, chap. 3). Ideally, this is opposed to a series of identical but aperiodically occurring stimuli, a series of periodically occurring yet otherwise differentiated stimuli... pulse on the beat level, the Metre is the measurement of a musical line into measures of stressed and unstressed beats, indicated in Western notation by a symbol called a time signature. Properly, metre describes the whole concept of measuring rhythmic units, but it can also be used as a specific descriptor for a measurement of... metric level at which pulses are heard as the basic unit. Thus a beat is the basic (Clockwise from upper left) Notable Time magazine covers from May 7, 1945; July 25, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. Note that on the September 14, 2001 edition, the usual red border was colored black due to the Sept. 11 attacks Time (officially capitalized TIME... time unit of a piece; when you tap your foot to music, each tap is a beat. Depending on the context, beat may denote either

• the onset of the corresponding time unit, a point in time, the very moment when the tapping foot hits the floor, or

• the complete time interval between two consecutive taps, so to say, or

• in Popular music, sometimes abbreviated pop music, is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are broadly popular. Definitions The term is used in both broad and narrow senses. In the broader sense, popular music means any sort of music intended for mass consumption and propagated over... popular music, the whole sequence of individual beats (in the sense of Metre is the measurement of a musical line into measures of stressed and unstressed beats, indicated in Western notation by a symbol called a time signature. Properly, metre describes the whole concept of measuring rhythmic units, but it can also be used as a specific descriptor for a measurement of... meter, Rhythm (Greek ρυθμός = tempo) is the variation of the duration of sounds over time. When governed by rule, it is called meter. It is inherent in any time-dependent medium, but it is most associated with music, dance, and the majority of poetry. The study... rhythm, or Groove (engineering) - a slot cut into hard material. Groove (behavioural) - a behaviour pattern characterised by following a very predictable routine which is hard to break out of. Groove (popular music) - approximately a rhythm or meter and its embellishment by a rhythm section. Groove is also the title of a movie... groove).

There is no formal definition that defines the correct beat level in all pieces of music. If two people tap their feet to the same music but one taps twice as fast as the other, neither is wrong; one may simply be considered on a higher or lower level than the beat level.

Much music is characterised by a sequence of stressed and unstressed beats (often called "strong" and "weak") organised into a meter and partially indicated by a The time signature (also known as meter signature) is a notational device used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats are in each bar and which note value (minim, crotchet, eighth note and so on) constitutes one beat. Two staves with time signature highlighted in blue Most time... time signature, the speed of which is determined by a This article is about tempo in music. For tempo in chess, see Tempo (chess). In musical terminology, tempo (Italian for time) is the speed or pace of a given piece. Measuring tempo The tempo of a piece will typically be written at the start of a piece of music, and... tempo. In the context of a time signature, the term "beat" most often refers to the bottom number — so in 3/4, most people would consider the beat to be the 4; that is, a quarter-note, or In music, a quarter note (American) or crotchet is a note played for one-quarter the duration of a whole note, hence the name. Quarter notes are notated with an oval, filled-in note head and a straight stem with no flags (see image). A quarter note with stem facing... crotchet. A musician is a person who plays or composes music. Musicians can be classified by how they make music: A singer (also called a vocalist) uses his or her voice. An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument. Composers and songwriters make up music and write it down. A conductor coordinates a... Musicians typically find that mentally counting a regular series of beats enables them to keep Synchronization is coordination with respect to time. It is an important concept in the following fields: Computer science Physics Telecommunication Cryptography Multimedia Photography Music (rhythm) Synchronization has several subtly distinct sub-concepts: Rate synchronization Phase synchronization Time offset synchronization Time order synchronization Two different time sequences may be synchronized in... synchronised even if the music is not characterised by regular Rhythm (Greek ρυθμός = tempo) is the variation of the duration of sounds over time. When governed by rule, it is called meter. It is inherent in any time-dependent medium, but it is most associated with music, dance, and the majority of poetry. The study... rhythm.

Metric levels faster than the beat level are Metre is the measurement of a musical line into measures of stressed and unstressed beats, indicated in Western notation by a symbol called a time signature. Properly, metre describes the whole concept of measuring rhythmic units, but it can also be used as a specific descriptor for a measurement of... division levels, and slower levels are Metre is the measurement of a musical line into measures of stressed and unstressed beats, indicated in Western notation by a symbol called a time signature. Properly, metre describes the whole concept of measuring rhythmic units, but it can also be used as a specific descriptor for a measurement of... multiple levels.

A hyperbeat is one unit of hypermeter, generally a In musical notation, a bar or measure is a segment of time defined as a given number of beats of a given duration. The word measure is heard more frequently in the U.S., while bar is used in other English-speaking countries, although musicians generally understand both usages. Types... measure, as is to a hypermeasure what a beat is to a measure. (Stein 2005, p.329)

See also: A break is an instrumental or percussion section or interlude during a song derived from or related to stop_time being a break from the main parts of the song. According to David Toop, the word break or breaking is a music and dance term (as well as a proverb) that... Break (music), A mechanical wind-up metronome in motion A metronome is a device that produces a strict rhythm. The metronome was invented by Johann Nepomuk Mälzel. Musicians use metronomes when they practice in order to keep a standard tempo; ie, keep a steady beat throughout the music. Even in pieces... metronome, drum beat.

Source

• Stein, Deborah (2005). Engaging Music: Essays in Music Analysis, Glossary. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195170105.