Music A-Level
Irregular metre
What Irregular metre means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Irregular metre
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Reference: AQA
Occurs when the beats in a bar cannot be divided into equal groups of two or three, often resulting from combining simple and compound beats.
Topics that use Irregular metre
- Area of study 4: Music for theatre - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- added 6th chord
- Belt
- bpm
- Chord extensions
- Colla voce
- Conductor and ensemble coordination
- Countermelodies
- Dissonance and consonance
Using Irregular metre in the exam
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