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The Elements of Music Pitch This is how high or low a note sounds. The treble clef has high notes and the bass clef has low notes Rhythm This is how the notes are divided into sounds and silence. The Heartbeat is an example of a rhythm. Dynamics This describes how loud or soft a sound is. The words to describe it are often Italian or symbols. Eg piano = soft. Timbre This is the tone colour. It describes the type of sound (eg a solo voice compared to a brass band). Tempo This tells us how fast or slow the music is. Italian words are often used to describe it. Eg Moderato = moderate. Texture This is the layers of sounds in a piece of music. It may be thick with many different melodies all at once, or thin with just one melody on its own. Eg Monophonic = 1 layer, Homophonic = 2 layers, Polyphonic = 3+layers. Articulation This is how the notes are played. They could be played legato (smoothly) or staccato (jumpy). Structure (also called form) This is how the sections of the music are divided. In classical music for example they may have ABA. In contemporary music they use Verse/Chorus structure. Harmony This is when more than one pitch is played at the same time. Eg if you play a C, E and G at the same time you have played a C major chord. Key (or key signature) This tells us what scale the music is based around, and can make the music feel happy or sad, depending on what key is choosen. Eg, a major key will often sound happy. Genre This is the style of music. Eg Reggae, Classical, Heavy Metal…