Elements of Music

high and low

• pitch

• rhythm

• tempo

• dynamics

loud and quiet

• pitch

• rhythm

• tempo

• dynamics

duration of sound and silence

• pitch

• rhythm

• tempo

• dynamics

fast and slow

• pitch

• rhythm

• tempo

• dynamics

the "tune" of a piece of music

• melody

• harmony

• form

• texture

how music is layered

• melody

• harmony

• form

• texture

order and structure of music

• melody

• harmony

• form

• texture

more than 1 pitch simultaneously

• melody

• harmony

• form

• texture

unique "tone color" of every instrument

• element

• articulation

• meter

• timbre

how music is played (example: smoothly, or short and detached)

• element

• articulation

• meter

• timbre