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    This document provides an introduction to the basic elements of music, including tone color/timbre, rhythm, melody, harmony, form, and dynamics. It defines key rhythm concepts like duration, accent, meter, measure, tempo, pulse, and syncopation. It also outlines important aspects of melody like pitch, shape, range, phrase, and motive. Harmony is described in terms of consonance, dissonance, texture, scales, chords, and modulations. Musical form is explained as the organization of sound through principles of unity, variety, contrast, repetition, imitation, variation, and development.

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    This document provides an introduction to the basic elements of music, including tone color/timbre, rhythm, melody, harmony, form, and dynamics. It defines key rhythm concepts like duration, accent, meter, measure, tempo, pulse, and syncopation. It also outlines important aspects of melody like pitch, shape, range, phrase, and motive. Harmony is described in terms of consonance, dissonance, texture, scales, chords, and modulations. Musical form is explained as the organization of sound through principles of unity, variety, contrast, repetition, imitation, variation, and development.

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    Music 101

    INTRODUCTION TO ELEMENTS OF MUSIC

    1. Tone Color/Timbre

    2. Rhythm
    a. Duration
    b. Accent
    c. Meter
    d. Measure
    e. Tempo
    f. Pulse/beat
    g. Syncopation

    3. Melody
    a. Pitch
    b. Shape (conjunct, disjunct)
    c. Range
    d. Phrase
    e. Motive

    4. Harmony
    a. Consonance
    b. Dissonance
    c. Texture
    -monophonic
    -polyphonic
    -homophonic
    d. Scale
    -Tonal System - major/minor
    -Modulation
    -Modal system - 8 scales that preceded major and minor
    -Chromatic
    -Whole Tone
    -Non-Western
    pentatonic
    other
    e. Chord

    5. Form
    a. Unity and Variety
    b. Some principles of organizing sound
    I. Contrast
    II. Repetition
    III. Imitation
    IV. Variation
    V. Development
    6. Dynamics

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