Elements of Music

This is patterns of long and short sounds and rests within the beat.

• Rhythm

• Harmony

• Melody

• Timbre

This is the unique sound of an instrument or voice.

• Pitch

• Timbre/Tone Color

• Duration

• Form

This word refers to the volume of the music (loud/soft).

• Rhythm

• Texture

• Tempo

• Dynamics

This refers to the "shape" of the melody.

• Measure

• Phrase

• Melodic Contour

• Harmony

This is 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.

Which Element means the "tune" of the music, a pattern of notes played one at a time?

• Melody

• Articulation

• Dynamics

• Texture

Which Element means 'The Layers' of sound that you can hear? It can be simple or complex.

• Melody

• Articulation

• Dynamics

• Texture

If the music has just one layer- a melody alone, what texture is that?

• monophonic

• homophonic

• polyphonic

• heterophonic

Harmony is...

• notes played very loud.

• notes played very fast.

• 2 or more notes played at the same time.

• the beat of the song.

Form refers to...

• the speed of a song.

• the volume of a song.

• the words of a song.

• how music is organized in sections.