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Music Elements Definitions: Duration – lengths of sounds/silences Dynamics – volume of sounds Pitch – how high or low a note sounds Silence – no sound Structure – organization of sounds (form) Tempo – different speeds Texture – combinations of sounds Timbre – different types of sounds (tone color) Examples: DurationLong / short Steady pulse – steady beat Rhythms and word patterns Spi-der spi-der bee shh! DynamicsLoud / quiet Crescendo – getting louder Diminuendo – (decrescendo) getting softer PitchHigh / low Ascending – getting higher Descending – getting lower Scale – a set of tuned notes (octave) Pentatonic – a five note scale SilenceShhhh!!!! StructureVerse / chorus Ostinato – repeating pattern Round 12 Bar Blues Beginning/middle/end Question/Answer ABA – ternary (3) form. Same at eh beginning and end. ABACA – Rondo form. First selection keeps coming back. TempoFast / Slow Accelerando – getting faster Rallentando – getting slower TextureSolo Accompaniment Ensemble – Vocal and Instrumental Polyphonic – combinations of melodies (tunes) Polyrhythmic - combinations of rhythms Chords – groups of notes sounding together TimbreVocal Body percussion Tuned and unturned Instrumental Environmental (waves, traffic) Electric
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