2006-12-05 03:55:54 · 4 answers · asked by Joel 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Performing Arts
It's the downbeat.
2006-12-05 04:32:48 · answer #1 · answered by scriptorcarmina 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
down·beat /ËdaÊnËbit/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[doun-beet] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun Music. 1. the downward stroke of a conductor's arm or baton indicating the first or accented beat of a measure.
2. the first beat of a measure.
–adjective 3. gloomy or depressing; pessimistic: Hollywood movies seldom have downbeat endings.
The first beat of a meaure is the downbeat...always "1"...how many beat are after it all depends on the time signature of the song and what a beat is...I'm not sure if your question is phrased quite right...it seems to me as though you're asking a question dealing more with time signatures than with the definition of the downbeat...maybe try rephrasing???
2006-12-09 01:24:08 · answer #2 · answered by tara281023 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first beat of a measure is, as was previously stated, the downstroke. In western music, it is almost always the strongest or most accented beat with the following beats of the measure being weaker or less accented.
2006-12-05 14:29:42 · answer #3 · answered by shomaliatimalla 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
like 1 but it comes in different ways like quater =s 1 and so on and so on
2006-12-05 15:24:08 · answer #4 · answered by Uchihaitachi345 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋