The Elements of Music

The musical element that describes how LOUD or SOFT music is, is called

• pitch

• timbre

• dynamics

• texture

Fast vibrating sound waves create

• high pitches

• low pitches

• loud pitches

• soft pitches

This word means 'one melody played by one instrument'.

• monophonic

• homophonic

• polyphonic

• heterophonic

This word means 'notes that sound good together'.

• dissonant

• consonnant

• monophonic

• polyphonic

When more than 2 notes are played together, we call it a...

• melody

• rhythm

• chord

• texture

When we are listening for a repeated part in a piece of music, we are analyzing the

• form or structure

• rhythm

• pitch

• timbre

Sometimes composers use words like forte, piano, crescendo and decrescendo in their music. These words are called

• pitches

• textures

• dynamics

• timbres

If a musician sang a verse of a song, and then a chorus in a song followed by a verse again, we would be talking about this element of music:

• the form

• the texture

• the tempo

• the rhythm

Sometimes music can sound very smooth and connected, and other times, music can be very separated and detached. This element is called

• articulation

• rhythm

• timbre

• texture

Music can have one melody or many melodies happening at the same time. The element described here is called

• timbre

• pitch

• form

• texture