The Elements of Music

What two words can be used to describe duration?

• Long or short

• Smooth or detached

• High or low

• Thick or thin

Which element of music uses the terms loud and soft?

• Timbre

• Duration

• Pitch

• Dynamics

Define forte.

• Loud

• Soft

• Gradually getting louder

• Gradually getting softer

Define piano.

• Loud

• Soft

• Gradually getting louder

• Gradually getting softer

Which element of music uses the terms fast and slow?

• Dynamics

• Tempo

• Pitch

• Duration

Which element of music refers to the sound quality of an instrument or voice?

• Texture

• Articulation

• Timbre

• Tempo

Which element of music uses the term high and low?

• Pitch

• Texture

• Dynamics

• Duration

Which element in music uses the terms thick and thin?

• Dynamics

• Tempo

• Texture

• Tonality

Which element of music uses the terms smooth and detached?

• Articulation

• Duration

• Timbre

• Tonality

What two words can be used to describe dynamics?

• Loud or soft

• Fast or slow

• High or low

• Think or thin