How might someone describe the TIMBRE of a piece of music?

• It starts with only strings until the harp solo comes in.
• The harp plays some of the same patterns of long and short notes as the orchestra does.
• There is variety in the number of musical lines - it changes between thick and thin.
  

How might someone describe the TEXTURE of a piece of music?

• The speed of the beat does not change - it stays steady.
• It starts with only strings until the harp solo comes in.
• There is variety in the number of musical lines - it changes between thick (the whole orchestra) and thin (just the harp).

How might someone describe the MELODY of a piece of music?

• The speed of the beat does not change - it stays steady.
• The main tune is mostly patterns of ascending notes (they get higher).
• The harp plays some of the same patterns of long and short notes that the orchestra does.
  

How might someone describe the DYNAMICS of a piece of music?

• The main tune is mostly patterns of ascending notes (they get higher).
• The speed of the beat does not change - it stays steady.
• When there is a repeated section of music, the musicians play it softer the second time through.

How might someone describe the TEMPO of a piece of music?

• The speed of the beat does not change - it stays steady.
• The main tune is mostly patterns of ascending notes (they get higher).
• It starts with only strings until the harp solo comes in.
  

How might someone describe the RHYTHM of a piece of music?

• It starts with only strings until the harp solo comes in.
• There is variety in the number of musical lines - it changes between thick and thin.
• The harp plays some of the same patterns of long and short notes that the orchestra does.

Select the correct definition of TEXTURE.

• The number of musical lines played at a time and how they work together
• The speed of the beat

Select the correct definition of HARMONY.

• How two or more notes work together; combinations of pitches
• Patterns of sounds and silences with a beat

Select the correct definition of TEMPO.

• The loudness or softness of the music
• How fast or slow the beat goes

Select the correct definition of FORM.

• What style the music is and how it is organized or structured
• The number of musical lines played at a time and how they work together