The elements of music

BEAT refers to:

• how you play a drum

• the underlying pulse of the music

• a methodology for teaching music

• winning a music competition

TEMPO is the technical word for

• accuracy

• how an instrument is played

• speed

• the end section of a violin, where the tuning pegs are

RHYTHM is defined as

• the volume of the music

• patterns of sounds and silences

• groove

• words that sound the same

METRE in music means

• the length of the instrument

• the length of a piece of music

• the groupings of beats into multiples of two or three

• how much energy is required to play each instrument

PITCH is defined as

• the relative highness or lowness of sounds

• where the orchestra plays during a live performance

• the blurb at the beginning of program notes

• the volume of sound

DYNAMICS is the technical term for

• patterns of sounds and silences

• musical notes

• performance nerves

• volume

TONE COLOUR refers to

• the quality of the sound produced

• the specific colour of an instrument

• how long the music lasts

• the ability to perceive different pitches

STRUCTURE is

• how an instrument is made

• the name of the performance stage

• the way in which a piece of music is constructed

• the organisational hierarchy of a musical institution