DR.SMITH

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Dynamics

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The volume of the music, such as loud (forte) or quiet (piano).

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Rhythm

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The effect created by combining notes of different durations, such as syncopation, cross rhythms, polyrhythms, duplets, and triplets.

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Structure

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The overall plan of the piece, such as binary, ternary, rondo, arch shape, theme and variations, ground bass, minuet and trio, verse, chorus, and bridge.

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Melody

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The main tune, a series of pitches that make a tune.

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Instrumentation

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The combination of instruments used, and how they are played.

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Texture

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The different layers in a piece of music, such as monophonic, polyphonic, and homophonic.

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Timbre

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The tone quality of the music, the different sound made by the instruments used.

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Harmony

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The sound created when two or more pitches are performed at the same time.