Elements of Music

A pattern of pulses among strong and weak beats. A combination of sounds and silences.

• Rhythm

• Melody

• Harmony

• Timbre

• Texture

Usually shown at the beginning of a piece of music and provides a pulse.

• meter

• tempo

• melodic rhythm

• harmony

• phrase

______ is the speed of the beat.

• tempo

• meter

• dissonance

• polyphonic

• counterpoint

A series of tones and pitches which create a musical idea.

• Melody

• Harmony

• Rhythm

• Expression

• Timbre

The degree of highness or lowness of an individual sound is known as:

• Pitch

• Contour

• Tonal Patterns

• Phrase

Two or more pitches sounding at the same time to produce chords

• Harmony

• Rhythm

• Melody

• Octave

• Texture

The quality of sound produced by instruments and voices is called:

• Tone Color

• harmony

• texture

• expression

• rhythm

The five lines and four spaces where music is placed

• Clef

• Staff

• Tenor

• Lines

The length of time a note or rest is held

• staff

• Eighth

• Duration

• tempo

The level of volume in music - Loud and Quiet

• Speed

• dynamics

• Pitch

• Articulation