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The elements of music
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Definitions for the elements of music
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What is TIME SIGNATURE?
speed of the pulse of music
how high or low a sound is
the main tune
organization of beats into groupings
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What is MELODY?
When different notes are sounded together
how loud or soft the music is
how high or low a sound is
The main tune of the music
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What is TEXTURE?
The main tune
When more than one note sounds at the same time
How the music is layered, can be thick or thin
A pattern of sound and silence
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What is PITCH?
The main tune
When different notes are sounded together
a musical sentence that is part of a tune
How high or low a sound is
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What is a PHRASE?
How the melody and harmony are woven together
This is created when all of the elements mix together
A musical sentence that is part of a tune
The overall structure of a piece of music
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What is HARMONY?
A musical sentence that is part of a tune
How loud or quiet music is
When more than one note sounds at the same time
The overall structure of a piece of music
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What is STYLE
The organization of pitches to create a scale or home tone
The overall structure of a piece of music
What is created when all the elements mix together
The weaving together of melody and chords
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What is RHYTHM?
organization of beats into groupings
the patterns of sounds and silence
the quality of a sound
steady pulse of sound
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What is FORM?
How the piece of music is put together, the sections
Patterns of sound and silence
The main tune of the music
The speed of the beat
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What is TEMPO?
organization of beats into groupings
The speed of the pulse of the music
how high or low a sound is
the main tune
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What is BEAT?
how high or low a sound is
steady pulse of sound
speed of the pulse of music
how long a note should last
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What is TIMBRE?
speed of the pulse of music
quality of sound related to various instruments and voices
how long a note should last
organization of beats into groupings
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What are DYNAMICS?
How melody and harmony are woven together
Patterns of sound and silence
how loud or quiet the music is
This is created when all the elements mix together
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What is KEY SIGNATURE?
A pattern of sound or silence
The organization of pitches to create a scale, a home tone
How loud or quiet music is
The main tune of the music
