Rhythm and Meter in Tonal Music

http://www.music.indiana.edu/som/courses/rhythm/

This bibliographic glossary provides handy introductions to key concepts related to rhythm.

http://www.izap.com/~pinnacle/rhythms/index.html

A useful introduction to common non-polyrhythmic groupings can be found here. The site includes notation examples, batch files for listening, and annotations on how they can be approached with different instruments.

http://www.xs4all.nl/~marcz/Polyrhythm.html

This site provides a succinct introduction to this concept, with definitions and notation examples.

http://www.rhythmweb.com/

An online resource to world music rhythms and percussion instruments. Includes links to musical cultures from around the world, percussion instruments and on line tutorials, with emphasis on non-western musical traditions.

Questions-- Using the Websites provided above, answer the following questions

1			In your own words, provide definitions for the following terms: tie, downbeat, tempo beats, syncopation, pulse.
2			What is the difference between meter and tempo?
3			What is a polyrhythm?
4			Using the Rythmweb site, select a percussive instrument and describe the rhythms and other musical traditions associated with it.