Elements of Music

The highness or lowness of the sound

• Pitch

• Melody

• Duration

• Form

The length of a sound or silence

• Pitch

• Melody

• Duration

• Form

The color of the sound

• Pitch

• Timbre

• Duration

• Form

The structure of the music

• Pitch

• Timbre

• Duration

• Form

The layers of the music

• Rhythm

• Texture

• Tempo

• Dynamics

The speed of the music

• Rhythm

• Texture

• Tempo

• Dynamics

The volume of the music

• Rhythm

• Texture

• Tempo

• Dynamics

the steady and constant pulse in the music like your heart pumping

• Rhythm

• Beat

• Melody

• Harmony

Answer explanation

Think of it as the heartbeat of the music.

A series of long and short sounds and silences that may create a familiar pattern; the placement of sound in time.

• Rhythm

• Beat

• Melody

• Harmony

A series of multiple pitches that together create a musical sentence

• Rhythm

• Beat

• Melody

• Harmony