Elements of Music

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 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 HARMONY.

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

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.

Select the correct definition of TEMPO.

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

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

What two words can be used to describe tempo?

• Loud or soft

• Fast or slow

• Long or short

• Smooth or detached

What two words can be used to describe pitch?

• Fast or slow

• High or low

• Thick or thin

• Long or short

What is texture?

• the volume of the music

• the speed of the music

• the musical layers of sounds

• the loudness and the softness of the music