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Year 10 IGCSE
What are they?
All music can be described in relation to the elements of
music, which are different _______________ of music.
These include:
Dynamics
Rhythm/Metre
Pitch/Melody/Harmony
Instrumentation/Timbre
Texture
Tempo
Structure/Form
Context
Easy Way to Remember These
D R. P I T T S C
Dynamics
Change in volume, musical expression, dete
rmining partly the mood of the piece. This
indicates the loudness/softness of a piece
of music, and the way to attack certain not
es (ie. Accents)
THICK/THIN
MONOPHONIC
POLYPHONIC
HOMOPHONIC
Tempo
How fast or slow music is played. This is usually
marked using with symbols or italian terms
Ie. How can you tell the difference between a piece by pian
o Bach and a piece by Chopin?
Ie. How can you tell the difference between a piece from K
orea and a piece from Spain?