Musical Elements (Basics)

What does Dynamics mean?

• How loud or soft the music is

• How high or low the music is

• How short or long the music is

• A series of tunes

What does rhythm mean?

• This is how loud or soft the music is

• The unique sound quality of an instrument or sound

• This is how short or long the music is

• This makes the music have a steady beat

What is the meaning of melody?

• two people playing a tune

• A series of pitches that makes a tune

• the overall sound of music as pleasant or unpleasant

What does timbre mean?

• The colour or quality of sound in music

• pitches being played at the same time

What is the meaning of form?

• How loud or soft the music is

• When the music was written

• The order and arrangement of the parts of the music

What is the meaning of texture?

• Sound being played at the same time

• Combination of sound

• How the piece of music was created

What is music?

• Music is when multiple people are singing at the same time

• Music is when multiple people dance

• Music only includes form and duration

• Music is a form of entertainment that puts sounds together in a way that people like or find interesting

What is tempo?

• Tempo is the main part in a song

• Tempo is how loud or soft the piece of music is

• Tempo is the speed at which a song is being played in

• Tempo is how high or low a piece of music is

What is pitch?

• Pitch is how fast or slow the piece of music is

• Pitch is how high or low a note is in music

• Pitch is what makes the music sound very interesting

• Pitch is when two singers are singing very loud

What is Duration?

• This is how fast or slow a song is being played

• This is the length of sound in a piece of music

• This is how loud and quiet the music is being played

• This is how many sounds there is in a song