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Elements of Music

The six elements of music are rhythm, melody, harmony, tempo, dynamics, and timbre. Rhythm refers to the movement and duration of tones. Melody is a sequence of pitches that gives a sense of continuity. Harmony is the relationship between tones played simultaneously. Tempo is the speed of the music. Dynamics refer to the volume. Timbre is the tone color or quality of sound of different instruments.

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Elements of Music

The six elements of music are rhythm, melody, harmony, tempo, dynamics, and timbre. Rhythm refers to the movement and duration of tones. Melody is a sequence of pitches that gives a sense of continuity. Harmony is the relationship between tones played simultaneously. Tempo is the speed of the music. Dynamics refer to the volume. Timbre is the tone color or quality of sound of different instruments.

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Elements of Music The six elements of music: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Rhythm Melody Harmony Tempo Dynamics Timbre

1. Rhythm that which gives a sense of movement - It is the order of movement which gives us the duration of tones and the degree of accent Meter a way of measuring rhythm Arrangement of rhythm in a fixed, regular pattern with a uniform number of beats in uniform measures

Two kinds of meter A. Duple the accent falls on every other beat B. Triple the accent falls on every third beat The written indication of meter is called the time signature The time signature appears at the beginning of every piece of music The numerator tells us how many basic beats there are in each measure The denominator tells the basic duration value of the beat, or what kind of note receives one beat

Free meter Indefinite or unmeasured meter is the characteristic of Gregorian chant, which is also called plainsong

Variety in Rhythm 1. By the addition of notes related to what has gone before 2. By achange in meter, which automatically makes for a change in rhythm

3. By evolving motives and phrases 4. By the manipulation of accent so that they become syncopated 2. Melody any succession of single tones which by virtue of being placed sequentially, give a sense of continuity - A specific ordering in time of the pitches of the scale used A sequence is a certain patterns of intervals that are repeated at a different pitch Tonality when all the tones of a melody have been sounded, their total relationship establishes a tonality - It is the key feeling Tonic central tone A scale is a prescribed pattern giving the number and relationship of tones. A scale chooses which tones will be used. Some of the most popular scales in Western music a. Major composed of eight tones ( seven different tones), the first and last of which are the tonic b. Minor has eight tones, seven of which are different c. Pentatonic has five tones d. Chromatic has twelve tones e. Whole-tone composed of seven tones ( six different tones) f. Twelve-Tone has twelve tones Counterpoint - Which two or more melodies are played simultaneously, the texture is said to be polyphonic - Polyphonic music is also known as counterpoint Two ways to create counterpoint 1. Entrance and repetition of the same melody after it has been introduced for the first time; it is also known as the round. Two method in the round: 1) Imitation when one voice repeats what has just been stated by another voice 2) Canon when one voice continues to imitate another exactly 2. Putting together two separate melodies

Charateristics of making counterpoint: a. Contrast in rhythm b. Contrast in direction c. Contrast in pitch 3. Harmony relationship of the tones within the chord and the relationship of chords to one another When one or more pitches are sounded simultaneously, a chord is formed A triad is the basic chord there are three different pitches in a triad Consonance associated with stability, restfulness and accord Dissonance is associated with instability, and incompleteness 4. Tempo refers to the speed of the music Presto very fast Adagio very slowly Andante moderately slowly Moderato at a moderate tempo Allegro - fairly fast 5. Dynamics the degree and variation of volume and force Piano p ( softly) Forte f (loudly ) 6. Timbre tone color - Quality of sound that distinguishes the sound of one instrument from the sound produced by another instrument

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