What is music…

Exactly?
 Music is essential to many of
our lives. We listen to it when
waking up, while in transit, at
work, and with our friends. For
many, music is like a constant
companion.
It can bring us joy and motivate
us, accompany us through
difficult times, and alleviate our
worries.
Not only does music reach us
on intellectual, social, and
emotional levels, but many
describe it as spiritual or
mystical.
The use of melodic, harmonic,
and rhythmic devices in music
can induce a psychological
state in both the musicians and
the listener that is beyond words
to describe
Music can bring us back to
ourselves, be our mirror, and show
us a side of us we may have long
forgotten or never knew existed.
After all, what
exactly is music?
Fundamentally, music is a
combination of sounds, and sound
is vibration.
Music always involves
combinations of pitch, timbre,
rhythm, dynamics, tempo, texture,
melody and harmony, which
create an overall structure.
Composition
Element
Harmony

Notes of different pitches put

together to create a new (and
ideally pleasing) sound.
Rhythm

A sequence of different notes

over time that is repeated. (This
term is also used in discussions of
movement and the spoken
word.)
Texture

Refers to the different layers of a

piece of music, which can include
instrumental sound and voice. This
includes melody and
accompaniment (all instruments
playing together) or all instruments
playing independent lines at the
same time.
Tempo

The speed of the music, such as

fast or slow, which can vary
within a piece of music.