What is Music?

•Music considered to be the least

tangible of the arts.
•It is defined as an arrangement
of sounds to create a continuous
and unified composition.
 History of Music
• The earliest forms of music were probably drum-
based, percussion instruments being the most
readily available at the time (i.e. rocks, sticks).
These simplest of simple instruments are thought
to have been used in religious ceremonies as
representations of animals. There was no notation
or writing of this kind of "music" and its sounds
can only be extrapolated from the music of (South)
American Indians and African natives who still
adhere to some of the ancient religious practices.
 ELEMENTS OF MUSIC
1. MELODY
➢Refers to succession of consecutive
notes or tones changing in pitch and
duration.
➢Considered also to carry the overall
theme of music.
➢Melody is inseparable from rhythm.
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2. RHYTHM
➢This has something to do
with the patterns in time.
It has three qualities:
tempo, meter, and
rhythmic pattern.
❑Tempo- describes how fast
or slow the music is
❑Meter- refers to the unit of
time that is made up of
group of accented and
unaccented beats or pulses.
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3. HARMONY
➢Refers to a combination
of different tones of
pitches played or sung
together.
➢These notes played or
sung together at the same
time is called chord.
➢Harmony may also
involve playing chords
successively.
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4. TEXTURE
➢Refers to the
relationship of melodic
and harmonic lines in
music.
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5. DYNAMICS
➢Refers to the degree of
softness and loudness of
music . This may also
include the way of changing
from soft to loud or vice-
versa.
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6. TIMBRE
➢Also known as tone
color, this refers to the
quality of sound
generated by an
instrument or by a voice.
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7. FORM
➢Refers to how the
other elements of
music are organized.
Thank you for listening!

-Ma'am Madel :-)