Dr. Smith Musical Elements

What element describes how a series of notes/pitches move?

• Dynamics

• Rhythm

• Structure

• Melody

Which musical elements describes the overall plan of music?

• Dynamics

• Rhythm

• Structure

• Melody

Which musical element describes the speed of music, the time signature, and/or the duration of notes?

• Dynamics

• Rhythm

• Structure

• Melody

What musical element describes the volume of music?

• Dynamics

• Rhythm

• Structure

• Melody

Which musical element describes how pitches are COMBINED to make chords and to give music an emotion?

• Melody

• Instrumentation

• Texture

• Harmony

Which musical element describes how many instruments are playing (or the complexity of the music). This is how many things are going on at once.

• Melody

• Instrumentation

• Texture

• Harmony

Which musical element describes which instruments or voices are being performed on a given song?

• Melody

• Instrumentation

• Texture

• Harmony

What words describe a song's melody?

• loud, quiet

• high, low

• happy, sad (major, minor)

• thick, thin

What words describe a song's dynamics?

• loud, quiet

• high, low

• happy, sad (major, minor)

• thick, thin

What words describe a song's Harmony?

• loud, quiet

• high, low

• happy, sad (major, minor)

• thick, thin