The Elements of Music
Composer: Who wrote the
Date: Date you did the activity
Performer: Who sang/played
the music
Duration
Anything related to time.
Tempo: fast, slow, moderate,
light
Rhythm: steady beat, swung
rhythms
Metre: 4/4, 3/4, cut time, waltz
Timbre
Anything related to the sound
quality or tone colour of an
instrument or group.
Blend: blended, piercing, full
Quality: bright, dark, mellow,
harsh, raspy, smooth, tinny
Song Title: Name of the piece music
Genre/Style: What category of Era: Time period/year it was it
music? written
Pitch Expression
Anything related to the notes Anything related to the way
used and the relationships the music is played to convey
between them. emotion.
Key: major, minor, blues, Dynamics: loud, soft,
modal, key change, accidentals crescendo, decrescendo,
Register: high, low, medium changing volumes
Patterns: sequence, Articulation: smooth, choppy,
repetition, variation, scale accents, legato, staccato
Texture Form
Anything related to the Anything related to the musical
layering of different structure of the piece.
instruments or voices.
Sections: intro, verse, chorus,
Instruments: name what you bridge, ABA, solo section
hear Form: sonata, 12-bar blues,
Parts: unison, harmony, song, theme & variations,
ostinato, strumming, bass drop round
Layers: monophonic (one
musical line), homophonic
(melody with chords),
polyphonic (many melodies at
once)
Likes/Dislikes
A good opinion is always backed up and specific. What specifically do you like or dislike about the
piece and why?