Up beat may refer to: *Upbeat, in music, the last beat in the previous bar which immediately precedes the downbeat *

Anacrusis In poetic and musical meter, and by analogy in publishing, an anacrusis (from , , literally: 'pushing up', plural ''anacruses'') is a brief introduction (distinct from a literary or musical introduction, foreword, or preface). It is a set of s ...

, a note (or sequence of notes) which precedes the first downbeat in a bar in a musical phrase * ''Upbeat'' (album), by the Fred Frith Guitar Quartet, 1999 * ''Upbeat'' (TV program), an American musical show 1964–1971 * Upbeat Records, an independent record label *

The Upbeat The Upbeat is a band formed in 1985 in the small beach-side community of Carpinteria, California. Heavily influenced by the 2 Tone (music genre), 2 Tone Ska of the late 70s and early 80s, the group was formed by Alfredo “Fredo” Peralta (lead ...

, a Californian band

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