Music Elements

If I describe a piece of music as being thin, what am I describing?

• Tempo

• Dynamics

• Texture

• Timbre

I can hear a trumpet, a piano and a drumkit. What am I describing?

• Tempo

• Dynamics

• Texture

• Timbre

What are you examining if you are breaking a piece into different sections such as verse and chorus?

• Tempo

• Form/Structure

• Dynamics

• Texture

How might someone describe the TIMBRE of a piece of music?

• It starts with only strings until the harp solo comes in.
• The harp plays some of the same patterns of long and short notes as the orchestra does.
• There is variety in the number of musical lines - it changes between thick and thin.
  

What word is used to describe how fast or slow the music is?

• Texture

• Duration

• Tempo

• Pitch

What does the word pitch mean?

• fast or slow

• high or low

• loud or quiet

How is rhythm different from pulse?

• Rhythm is steady, the pulse/tempo is changing

• The rhythm is made up of short and long notes while the pulse is steady

• They are both the same thing

• Rhythm is fast, pulse is always the same

An electric guitar sounds different than an acoustic guitar because they are made differently.  This describes which element?

• Texture
• Form
• Harmony
• Timbre

RHYTHM is......

• The speed of the pulse
• The arrangement of musical sounds in time
• The character or color of musical sound
• The simultanious use of pitches or chords

What is the rhythm that we would dance, clap our hands, stamp our feet, and nod our heads while listening to music?

• Accent

• Beat

• Meter

• Time Signature