Music A-Level
Stop time
What Stop time means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Stop time
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A dramatic rhythmic device where the rhythm section stops its regular groove and plays punctuated, accented hits, leaving the space between them empty.
Topics that use Stop time
- Area of study 5: Jazz - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
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