Music Elements

Music Elements

1. Pitch

   • High
   • Low
   • Western Pitches (C, D, E, F, G, A, B)
   • Sharps and Flats (#'s and b's)
   • Hertz - (Hz)

2. Texture

   • How Many Sounds?
   • Thin or Thick
   • Monophonic
   • Polyphony
   • Counterpoint
   • Homophonic
   • Biphonic

3. Tempo

   • Very Fast - (Presto)
   • Slow - (Adagio)
   • Moderate - (Moderato)
   • Fairly Quick - (Allegretto)
   • Quick - Allegro
   • Very Slow - (Lento)

4. Form

   • Rondo Form
   • Binary Form
   • Ternary Form
   • Medley

5. Dynamics

   • Very Soft - piannissimo - (pp)
   • Very Loud - fortissimo - (ff)
   • Loud - forte - (f)
   • Quiet - piano - (p)
   • Moderately Loud - mezzo forte - (mf)
   • Moderately Quiet - mezzo piano - (mp)

6. Beat

   • Beats Per Minute - (BPM)

7. Melody & Harmony

   • Sequence and Arrangment of Pitches

8. Rhythm

   • Quarter Note - Crotchet
   • Whole Note - Semibreve
   • Half Note - Minum
   • 8th Note - Quaver
   • 16th Note - Semiquaver
   • 32nd note - Demisemiquaver

9. Articulation

   • Expression
   • Legato
   • Staccato
   • Slurs & Ties
   • Accents
   • Phrases

10. Tone Colour/Timbre

    • Distortion
    • Reverb
    • Overtone
    • Clean
    • Sound Colour
    • Smooth or Piercing