The downbeat in a measure happens right before the barline a. true b. false

The answer is False.

It should have been:

The downbeat in a measure happens right after the bar line, in every measure.

The note right after the bar line is the first note of the measure, which usually receives the most emphasis. The music bar line is the vertical line that divide the notes in a score into groups.

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