two-beat

[ too-beet ]

adjective

1. having four beats to the measure with the second and fourth beats accented:

   two-beat jazz.

Example Sentences

There’s a two-beat bar at the beginning of the title lyric.

From Washington Post

For the Two against Three rhythm, divide the class into two groups and assign the Two-beat rhythm line to one half and the Three-beat rhythm line to the other half.

From Literature

Some students may even be able to play a three-beat on one leg and a two-beat on the other.

From Literature

He spent a day and a half mixing all of that into the two-beat stinger we know today.

From Washington Post

In a longer race, Ledecky more likely will rely on a light two-beat kick, meaning she’ll do one kick per arm stroke.

From Washington Post