Elements of Music
Rhythm names and Values
Melody and words in music
Definitions
Why study music?
100
This word refers to the timing of the music. It is defined as patterns of long and short duration (length)
What is Rhythm?
100
This note USUALLY gets four beats. It is written as a note head that is NOT filled in. It looks like a circle.
A whole note
100
This part of the word determines the rhythm
What is a syllable?
100
This word refers to the steady pulse of the music. We have been indicating this by using an X
Beat
100
This word refers to a subject area that connects across many different areas of study, including math, language arts, social studies, art, science, and foreign language. It is a reason we study music.
What is interdisciplinary?
200
This word refers to the volume of the music. Typically we refer to how loud or quiet the music is.
What are dynamics?
200
This rest USUALLY gets one (1) beat.
Quarter Rest
200
This word refers to the application of the sol-fa syllables to a musical scale or to a melody. Here are the syllables (in order) Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do
What is solfege?
200
This word refers to the distance between any two notes
What is an interval?
200
This is organized sounds and silences. It is created by different patterns using the six elements of it.
What is music?
300
This word refers to how the music is performed. Usually we talk about this using the terms detached, accented, or connected
What are Articulations
300
This note USUALLY gets two beats. It looks like a note head (circle) with a stem (line) going up
A half note
300
This word refers to a melody that goes up the scale and getting higher in pitch
What is ascending?
300
This word refers to the speed of the music. It is one of six elements of music. It is measured in beats per minute.
What is tempo?
300
This is the process of making known one's thoughts or feelings. Music is a way for people to do this through performance, composition, and listening
What is expression?
400
This word refers to what is performing the music. It can refer to the difference in sound between a voice or an instrument, speaking or singing, clapping, snapping, or patting
What is tone color or timbre?
400
This note USUALLY gets three (3) beats. It looks like a note head with a stem going up or down and there is a dot next to it.
A dotted half note
400
This word refers to a melody that goes up one note, down one note, or stays the same. When written out, some say it looks like a stair case.
What is a stepwise melody?
400
This word refers to how the beats are organized. There are three major types: 2, 3, and 4.
What is meter?
400
This phrase refers to the many professional opportunities involved with music, including music production, audio engineering, advertisement, television and film industry, music therapy, education, composition/songwriting, and performance
Career Opportunities (or path to career opportunities)
500
This is the collection of pitches that make up the shape of the music. It is a single line of notes that goes up, down, or stays the same.
What is melody?
500
This note USUALLY gets half a beat. When they are written by themselves, they have a flag at the top. When they are written in pairs, they are written with a bar connecting them
An eighth note
500
This kind of melody goes down the scale and gets lower in pitch.
What is a descending melody?
500
This is an indication of rhythm. The top number will tell you how many beats are in a measure. The bottom number will tell you what note gets the beat.
What is a time signature?
500
These are the three reasons why we study music (you must get all three of them to get the points)
What is interdisciplinary, expressive, and a path to many career opportunities?
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