simple quadruple
simple duple
stressed beat
compound duple
measure (or the meter of a piece)
compound triple
time signature
simple triple
measure (or bar)
compound quadruple
the basic rhythm of a piece
the symbol that tells you the measure of the piece and how (with what type of note) it is written, appears at the beginning of a piece of music
a pattern of a group of beats which begin with a stressed beat
natural accent of the measure and always falls on the first beat