of sounds to create a continuous and unified composition. Refers to succession of consecutive notes or tones changing in pitch and duration.
Considered to carry the overall
theme of music. This has something to do with the patterns in time.
IT HAS THREE QUALITIES:
TEMPO – describes how fast or slow the music is.
METER - refers to the unit of time that is made up of
a group of accented and unaccented beats or pulse.
RHYTHMIC PATTERN Refers to a combination of different tones or pitches played or sung together
CHORD – notes played or sung
together at the same time. Refers to the relationship of melodic and harmonic lines in music. 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. Also known as tone color.
Refers to the quality of sound
generated by an instrument or by a voice. Refers to how other element of music are organized.
Music can be described if there are
repeating sections or melodies, if there is contrast among musical instruments and rhythm, or if there is variation of the musical composition.