KS3 - AUTUMN TERM - ELEMENTS OF MUSIC KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER

THE ELEMENTS OF MUSIC

PITCH DYNAMICS FORM & STRUTCTURE TEXTURE
Is the music high or low? The Volume of the music The plan / layout / order of the piece How the layers of the music are
Is there a variety of pitch in the pp - very quiet of music played
music? P - quiet
mp - Mezzo Piano – moderately quiet A different letter for each section of Unison
Bass mf - Mezzo forte – moderately loud the music: Homophonic
Harmony f – Forte - loud Binary Form - AB Polyphonic
Melody ff - Fortissimo – very loud Ternary form – ABA Melody & Accompaniment
crescendo - Rondo form – ABACADAE Call & Response
diminuendo - Pop song structure - ABABCBB

TEMPO TIMBRE MELODY and TONALITY HARMONY

The speed of the music String family of instruments Scalic movement Chords
Vivace - very fast Violin, Cello, Double Bass, Harp, Piano Leaping movement Triads
Allegro - fast Woodwind family of instruments Ascending Two Hands together
Moderato - moderate speed Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Descending Treble Clef
Andante - walking pace Saxaphone Conjunct Bass Clef
Lento - slow Brass Family of Instruments Disjunct
Beat & Pulse Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Tuba Major
Metre Percussion family of instruments Minor STYLE AND GENRE
Ostinato Drum Kit, Cymbals, Xylophone, Atonal Classical Music
Accelerando Glockenspiel, Timpani, Steel Pans Jazz
Ritardando Ensemble / solo Rock Music
Rallentando Pizzicato Electronic Music
Arco Film Music

DR PITTS - TEMPLATE NOTES THE PIANO KEYBOARD NOTE VALUES / NOTE DURATION
D Dynamics
R Rhythm
P Pitch
I Instruments
T Texture
T Tempo
S Structure