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Music Literacy Mat

Music Literacy Mat

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Music Literacy Mat

COMPOSE

PERFORM

The Elements of Music


Beat/Pulse

Rhythm

Pitch

Tempo

Dynamics

Structure

Notes and Rests

Ostinato

Stave 5 lines

Texture

fortissimo very loud

Treble Clef high notes

Note

Name

forte - loud

Melody the tune

mezzo-forte medium loud

Semibreve

mezzo-piano medium quiet

Minim

piano - quiet

Crotchet

pianissimo very quiet

Quaver

Semiquaver

Ascending

Descending

Chords the accompaniment

Interval
a gap between two notes

Minor

Pentatonic

Step

Beats

a short repeating pattern

Bass Clef low notes

Time
Signature
Major

Rest on
the Stave

Leap

crescendo - getting louder

diminuendo - getting quieter

Remember: a dot after a note adds


half its original value.
@musicedcetera

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