The phrase "accented beats" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in the context of music or poetry to refer to beats that are emphasized or stressed in a rhythm.
Example: "In this song, the accented beats create a lively and engaging rhythm that makes you want to dance."
Alternatives: "stressed beats" or "emphasized beats".
Not "listen to" but "attend", which has an imperative urgency, a period feel and, as Sondheim himself pointed out in Finishing the Hat, alliteration on the accented beats.
To score points, the player must press buttons to activate accented beats, adjust their crossfade between the two songs, and "scratch" the turntable on the game's custom controller in time to marks that scroll on the screen to score points and perform well for the virtual crowd.
House drummer D.J. Fontana brought a new element, complementing Presley's movements with accented beats that he had mastered playing in strip clubs.
As the song progressed, each accented beat was illustrated by a scene of impact: a drummer bashing away, a dancer striking a pose, a car being crumpled, a boxer being punched in the face.
I mean beyond the Webster's "popular music usually played on electronically amplified instruments and characterized by a persistent heavily accented beat, repetition of simple phrases…" blah blah blah.
March, originally, musical form having an even metre (in 2/4 or 4/4) with strongly accented first beats to facilitate military marching; many later examples, while retaining the military connotation, were not intended for actual marching.
The beat patterns are enumerated in order of beat pattern complexity; a smaller index number indicates that the pattern includes more accented down beats which is easily tracked, while a larger index number indicates that the pattern includes more accented upbeats that confuse the beat-tracker.
For classical composers, the allure of popular dance music often lies in its rhythms, where accented weak beats create a kind of knock-kneed sex appeal in contrast to the classical beauty of regular meter.
Karen explained accents, beats, syncopation, melody, tone, changes, coda, chords, tags, and pitch.
Sure, W. has nice hair, and his Southern accent beats his daddy's.
Once you get used to a basic beat, try to make it more difficult by adding accent beats or switching up the type of stroke you're using.
