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Elements of Music CARDS

This document defines and provides examples of musical elements including tempo, rhythm, pitch, duration, silence, timbre, and texture. It encourages experimenting with different dynamics and tempos, using percussion to demonstrate rhythm, and composing pieces that utilize a variety of musical elements such as pitched instruments, long and short notes, instruments with different timbres, and multiple layers of sound.

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Elements of Music CARDS

This document defines and provides examples of musical elements including tempo, rhythm, pitch, duration, silence, timbre, and texture. It encourages experimenting with different dynamics and tempos, using percussion to demonstrate rhythm, and composing pieces that utilize a variety of musical elements such as pitched instruments, long and short notes, instruments with different timbres, and multiple layers of sound.

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Dynamics

Tempo

This is how LOUD or QUIET

This is how FAST or SLOW a

a piece of music is

piece of music is

Consider experimenting with


different dynamics!

Rhythm
Rhythm is a pattern of
sounds

Consider composing a piece of


music that changes tempo!

Consider using percussion to


demonstrate rhythm!

Pitch

Duration

Silence

Pitch is how HIGH or Low the

Duration is how LONG or

Silence means 'no sound at

musical sound is.

SHORT a note is.

all'

Consider using keyboards, voice or

Consider using an instrument that can

You may choose an instrument, but you

other pitched instruments!

produce long and short notes; voice,

shouldn't play it!

keyboards.

Timbre

Texture

Timbre refers to the

Texture means the amount of

individual sound different

LAYERS a piece of music has

instruments make
The violin has a different Timbre to
the saxophone. Consider using
instruments that sound different to

Consider composing a piece of music


that has a number of different things
happening - similar to a trifle!!

each other

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