Rhythm
flow of music through time
Beat
regular, recurrent pulsaton that divides music into equal units

organization of music in time

Meter
organization of beats into regular groups
Measure
group containing a fixed number of beats
downbeat
the first, or stressed, beat of a measure
Triple Meter

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Quadruple Meter

Sextuple Meter

3 beats per measure

4 beats per measure

6 beats per measure

Accent
playing the note moreloudly than the notes around it
syncopation
an accented note comes where we would normally not expect it (the offbeat note is accented)
tempo
speed of the beat
tempo indication
ex: adagio (slow), moderato (moderate), allegro (fast)