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26 The climax of any crescendo should be an accented note. Attack has already been dealt with in Chapter IV.

An accelerando should be an imperceptible quickening, as of a train moving out of a station; and a rallentando can be learned by watching the gradual ceasing of the drops of water when a tap is turned off.

Rhythm. The chief beat or accent in a measure is the first. Secondary accents occur on the odd beats afterwards. The first beat is always a down-stroke with the baton. The following diagram will show the more usual ways of beating times.



(in slow time, when the six beats are taken).