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