upbeats
Conductor's preparatory strokes
Upbeats is the plural of upbeat, which has two distinct meanings.
In music, an upbeat is the unaccented beat before a downbeat—the conductor's upward stroke before the strong beat: The piece begins on the upbeat.
More commonly, upbeat is an adjective meaning cheerful or optimistic: an upbeat attitude, upbeat news about the economy.
Patterned stress and silence
- tempoRate of musical performance
- pulseArterial blood throb
- meterDevice that measures usage
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
measure · syncopation · accent · timing · counting · conductor · baton · anticipation
Tendency to expect good
- cheerfulnessState of bright spirits
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
- joyIntense positive emotion
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
lightheartedness · vivacity · uplift · encouragement · hopefulness · brightness · elation · perkiness
rhythm
Patterned stress and silence
beat · measure · syncopation · accent · timing · counting · conductor · baton · anticipation · pickup
optimism
Tendency to expect good
- cheerfulnessState of bright spirits
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
- joyIntense positive emotion
buoyancy · lightheartedness · vivacity · uplift · encouragement · hopefulness · brightness · elation · perkiness · ebullience