Sound and Silence Elements

Front

What is music?

Back

Music is the rational organization of sound and silence passing through time.

Front

Into how many categories can the elements of music be broken?

Back

The elements of music can be broken into 2 categories: sound & silence, and time.

Front

Pitch

Melody

Harmony

Dynamics

Timbre

Texture

Back

These are the 6 Sound & Silence Elements

Front

Which element describes how high or low a sound is?

Back

Pitch

Front

Which element is a collection of pitches that make up the tune of a piece of music?

Back

Melody

Front

When two or more pitches are sounded, played, or sung at the same time, what do you get?

Back

Harmony

Front

Melody

Harmony

Back

Pitch is an element of these two elements.

Front

Which element describes how loud or soft a sound is?

Back

Dynamics

Front

What word means to get gradually louder?

Back

Crescendo

Front

Which element do these words describe?

Forte (loud)

Piano (soft)

Mezzo forte (medium loud)

Crescendo (gradually louder)

Decrescendo (gradually softer)

Back

Dynamics