(someof)THEELEMENTSofMUSIC

Duration:thelengthoftimeamusicalsoundlasts

Pitch:istherelativehighnessorlownessthatwehearinasound

Dynamics

:Degreesofloudnessorsoftnessinmusicarecalledd ynamics.

Rhythm:

istheflowofmusicthroughtime.

Rhythmhasseveralinterrelatedaspects:beat,meter,accentandsyncopation,and
tempo.

Tempo:isthespeedofthebeat

,thebasicpaceofthemusic.

Harmony:referstothewaychordsareconstructedandhowtheyfolloweach
other.

Achordisacombinationofthreeormoretonessoundedatonce.

Texture:

Texturebasicallydescribesdifferencesinlayersofpartsinmusic.Forexample
Melody,Accompaniment,Unison

Form:ThismeansSTRUCTURE.TheorderofforexampleINTROVERSE1
VERSE2BRIDGECHORUSetc...

ToneColor(timbre):

Tonecolorisdescribedbywordslikebright,dark,brilliant,mellow,

andrich.When
thesamemelodyisplayedbyoneinstrumentandthenbyanother,ittakeson
differentexpressiveeffectsbecauseofeachinstrumentstonecolor.