Music Elements Flashcards

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Articulation

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The way in which sounds are produced-either smoothly and attached(legato) or short and detached(staccato)

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Beat

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Repeating pulse in music

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Duration

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The length of the sound(note)or silence(rest)

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Dynamics

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The volume of the music

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Form

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The overall structure of a vocal or instrumental piece

Binary Form- AB— Ternary Form- ABA

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Harmony

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The combination of notes to form chords

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Instrumentation

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The instruments or voices used in music

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Lyrics

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The words or text in music

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Melody

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A sequence of notes. A melody line can move in steps, leaps or stay on the same note

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Metre

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The grouping of notes or rests in beats

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Mood

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The atmosphere and character of the music

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Pitch

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The highness or the lowness of a sound

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Rhythm

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The arrangement of long and short sounds and silences in music

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Style

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The category or genre that determines the style of the music

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Tempo

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The rate or speed of the music

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Texture

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The number of parts and how they relate to each other

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Timbre(tone colour)

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The characteristics of a voice or an instrument that makes it unique

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Tonality

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The character of vocal or instrumental music is determined by the scale or key(major scale-happy;minor scale-sad