2. Rhythm: Chapter 2 I.Anacrusis (or pickups) II.Syncopation

3. What is a pickup? Pickups are incomplete measures at the start of the piece. Pretend like there are beats in front of them! Here... Listen: What did I do?

4. Looking at a pickup

5. A pickup without your count-in...

6. Rhythm Tree...

7. 1.h. -> _______ + ________ = _________ 2.q. -> _______ + ________ = _________ 3.e. -> _______ + ________ = _________

8. A pickup with some syncopation

9. Maxing out the syncopation

10. There is a great composer who wrote syncopated music before it was cool... Antonio Vivaldi! The only piece of music you are responsible for is The Four Seasons: Spring

11. Learning about Vivaldi Questions to answer as you are reading: 1.Describe his relationship with his father. 2.Describe his sibling situation. 3.Describe his relationship with his employers. 4.Describe his relationship with the significant other in his life. 5.Describe his offspring situation. Did he have any? How many? 6.Describe his personality. 7.What are some of his biggest / most famous pieces of music? 8.What was the major medical ailment this composer experienced and when was it in his life? Vivaldi’s Video