Nonmetrical Music

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From our textbook and listening to music in general, we have come to notice the beat patterns or meters in music. These beats can range from two, three, four, or even six beats per measure, helping musicians and people in general to keep in time with the music, able to sing and dance along to the beat, commonly found in most music. In fact, a lot of songs have a steady beat in the background counting out the beats. However, some music does not have a meter and are known as nonmetrical. Nonmetrical music is very free-flowing, not sticking to the confines of a beat, or meter, making it rather difficult to count. An example of this type of music are many Gregorian chants, seeing as how there was not a meter to count when these songs were made. …show more content…

The noises would usually be thought to be nonmetrical, but when one sits down and listens to the sounds, they may begin tapping their foot to a beat they discover hidden within. In music, a meter is found in most songs, mostly to keep musicians on time with the song and to make it easier to follow. Meters are commonly found in classical music, such as “Hallelujah Chorus” by Händel Messiah. The meter for that song is 4/4, a beat found and able to be tapped out and followed. Another example of a metrical song, this time a bit more modern, would be “Perfect by Ed Sheeran. The meter is 3/4, a bit harder to count, but metrical nonetheless. Moving on from this, there are a ton of examples in music and nature for sounds

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