The Elements of Music

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 Pitch
 High sounds
 Low sounds
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 Dynamics
 Loud sounds
 Soft sounds
 Forte
 Piano
 Crescendo
 Diminuendo
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 Tempo / pace
 Fast music
 Slow music
 Presto / vivo
 Lento / largo /
adagio
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 Structure
 How the music is
organised
 E.g. ABA
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 Rhythm
 Long notes and
short notes combine
to make rhythms
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 Texture
 How much is going
on in the music
 Thick texture (lots
going on)
 Thin texture (less
going on)
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 Timbre
 Type of sound
 E.g. brass, metallic,
harsh
 This is the element
that is most open to
your own
interpretation