Question: what is the difference between beat and backbeat?
Answer: A backbeat takes place at the level of the beat. A backbeat is when you emphasize beats 2 and 4 instead of 1 and 3 (often with a snare, for example). So if you're tapping your foot and you feel an emphasis on the foot, but on beats 2 and 4, that's a backbeat. Hope that helps!