the elements of music. rhythm melody harmony tempo dynamics texture timbre form
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The Elements of Music
RhythmMelody
HarmonyTempo
DynamicsTextureTimbreForm
RhythmWhat is Rhythm?
a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.
● The pulse, beat or timing of music. ● A way to organize pitches in patterns.
Why is it important?
DURATION and TEMPO
There are two factors that go into making music that go along with rhythms.
Duration: the length of each sound
Tempo: the speed of music
How do we stay organized?
BELL RINGER 9/5/13
1. The length of each sound is also known as ___________.
2. “Fast” or “slow” or adjectives used to describe the ________ of a piece of music.
3. A strong, repeated pattern of movement or sound is known as __________.
4. “Thick” or “thin” are adjectives used to describe the
________ of a piece of music.
5. Which note has more beats a Whole note or a Sixteenth note?
Texture
Texture: the way multiple voices (or instruments) interact in a composition.
● Which voice is most prominent? Are all the voices equal?
● how thick or thin the music sounds
Texture Types
Monophonic- Literally meaning "one sound." ● describes music consisting of a single
melodic line; it can be sung/played by one person or many, as long as the same notes and rhythms are being performed.
Examples: Singing “Happy Birthday”, a bugle playing taps at a funeral, singing “The Star Spangled Banner” or “God Bless America.”
Texture Types
Polyphonic-"many sounds;" ● musical texture in which two or more
melodic lines of relatively equal importance are performed at the same time.
● This is a fairly complex style which was popular with composers from around 1500-1800.
Examples: Vocal and instrumental music from the Renaissance through the Baroque; Music for large instrumental ensembles; Religious choral music; A round or canon
Texture Types
Homophonic- is the texture that consists of a single, dominating melody that is accompanied by chords.
● The chords are not as important than the melody.
• Examples: Most popular music styles (rock, folk, country, jazz,etc.)
Timbre
Timbre- a word that describes the tone or unique quality of a sound. Also known as tone color.
● How we describe sounds: light, dark, rich, harsh...
If you play the same note on a piano and on a guitar, each note will have its own timbre.
Timbre comes from the Greek word that means drum.
BELL RINGER 9/12/13
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4. Singing “Happy Birthday is an example of this texture type.
5. This element of music, __________ is also known as “tone color.”
Melody- A rhythmically organized sequence of single tones so related to one another as to make up a particular phrase or idea.
● “A musical sentence.”● The leading part/line in a composition with
accompaniment.● From Greek melos, "song," its early sense
was "sweet music."● is “horizontal,” since its notes are played in
order and read from left-to-right.
Harmony- is produced when two complementary notes sound simultaneously.
● is found in chords, or can be played along a main melody.
● is considered “vertical,” because it is only made when notes are stacked and played at the same time.
FORM
Musical form: the overall structure or plan of a piece of music; the layout
of a composition, and how its divided into sections.
● how it is made● Identify sections that repeat, and sections that are
different
Common Musical Forms
Single Forms- works that are not clearly divided into sections; are through-composed.
Song Form: contains verse and refrain (or chorus); also might include a bridge.
Common Musical Forms
Binary Form: has two distinct sections A and B.
Ternary Form: has two distinct sections and a repeat of the “A”. ABA.
“da capo” form
Common Musical Forms
Rondo: ABACABA form. where the “A” theme keeps returning.
Theme and Variations: form that contains a theme and can be repeated indefinitely based up the number of variations.
Common Musical Forms
Sonata: form that contains three parts- Exposition, Development and Recapitulation.
Concerto: composed in three distinct parts for solo instrument accompanied by orchestra.
Symphony- large multi movement work for orchestra.
RHYTHM LAB
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