MUSIC ELEMENTS

MUSIC ELEMENTSAll music is made of the

elements or parts listed below:

RHYTHM TEMPO

DYNAMICS HARMONY

MELODY FORM

1. RHYTHMDuration- long or short sounds or silences

or ___ = 4 WHOLE or ____= 2 HALF or ____= 1 QUARTER or ____= ½ EIGHTH

1. RHYTHMDuration- long or short sounds or silences

or ___ = 4 WHOLE

or ____= 2 HALF or ____= 1 QUARTER or ____= ½ EIGHTH

2. TEMPOThe speed of a song

SLOW

or

FAST

3. DYNAMICSSOFT or LOUD

piano- soft mezzo piano - _____________________ - medium loudforte- ___________

3. DYNAMICSSOFT or LOUD

piano- soft mezzo piano - medium softmezzo forte - medium loudforte- loud

4. HARMONY______________ sounds blending

together

UNISON

THE SAME SOUND- NO HARMONY

HARMONY2 or more sounds blending together

UNISON

THE SAME SOUND- NO HARMONY

5. MELODYThe Tune or Pitches

that goUP, DOWN, OR REPEAT

Music ______

LINE NOTES _ _ _ _ _

SPACE NOTES _ _ _ _

5. MELODYThe Tune or Pitches

that goUP, DOWN, OR REPEAT

Music Staff

LINE NOTES E G B D F

SPACE NOTES F A C E

____________ CLEF

TREBLE OR G CLEF

6. FORMThe PLAN or STRUCTURE of the music

VERSE-CHORUS SUPERCALIFRAGILISTIC

CALL-RESPONSE __________________

AB

AB_

ROUND _________________

6. FORMThe PLAN or STRUCTURE of the music

VERSE-CHORUS SUPERCALIFRAGILISTIC

CALL-RESPONSE JUBA

AB

ABA

ROUND ROW YOUR BOAT

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