Basic Elements of Music/Pop Song

RHYTHM HAS ONLY TWO PARTS. THEY ARE:

• MELODY AND HARMONY

• IRREGULAR AND REGULAR

• CONSONANT OR DISSONANT

• BRIDGE AND CHORUS

MELODY IS DEFINED AS SINGLE NOTES MOVING IN SUCCESSION. THE WORD SUCCESSION MEANS:

• MANY NOTES PLAYED AT THE SAME TIME

• ONE MOVING AFTER THE OTHER

• MOVING BY SKIP OR LEAP

• PLAYING LOUDLY!

THE DIRECTION OR ROAD MAP A SONG FOLLOWS IS ALSO KNOWN AS:

(a)  

What is the name of the instrument the man is blowing into?

• Oboe

• Bassoon

• Percussion

• Cello

What family would these instruments fall in?

• Percussion

• Strings

• Woodwind

• Brass

• Keyboards

HARMONY IS DEFINED AS

• TWO OR MORE NOTES BEING PLAYED AT THE SAME TIME

• ONE NOTE MOVING AT A TIME

• HOW LOUD OR SOFT MUSIC SHOULD BE PLAYED

• THE CHARACTERISTIC SOUND OF MUSIC

The steady pulse of Music

• Beat

• Rhythm

• Pitch

• Alto

Mezzo Forte, piano, and forte are all examples of

• Pitch

• Articulations

• Tempo

• Dynamics

List the 5 main parts of the Basic Song Structure (Pop song formula). They not have to be in any specific order:

THE SPEED IN WHICH MUSIC IS PERFORMED___?

• Melody

• Rhythm

• Harmony

• Tempo