Elements of Music
Dynamics
Tempo
Articulation and Phrasing
World Music
100
The speed of the beat
What is tempo?
100
Loud
What is forte?
100
A moderate pace
What is moderato?
100

Short and light

What is staccato?

100

This type of flute is found in Japan and the player's own breath creates the player's rhythm.

What is the Shakuhachi flute.

200
The highness or lowness of sound
What is pitch?
200
Medium soft
What is mezzo piano?
200
Very fast
What is presto (or prestissimo)?
200
Smooth and connected
What is legato?
200

A person who studies the musical traditions of indigenous peoples around the world. 

What is an ethnomusicologist?

300
The volume or loudness of music
What are dynamics?
300
Getting louder little by little
What is a crescendo?
300
Very slow
What is lento (or grave)?
300
With extra force or emphasis
What is accented? (or what is an accent?)
300

This is the name for the rhythmic patterns used in Indian music.

What is a tala?

400
How each individual sound is shaped, indicated by a mark such as an accent
What is articulation?
400
Getting softer little by little
What is a diminuendo or decrescendo?
400
A walking pace
What is andante?
400
Suddenly loud
What is sforzando?
400

This term applies to the scale patterns often used in Asia which consist of 5 tones and have a light and airy feel.

What is the pentatonic scale?

500
Tone color
What is timbre?
500
Suddenly soft
What is subito piano?
500
Lively or fast
What is allegro?
500
Hold longer than the normal duration of the note
What is a fermata?
500

This term refers to multiple rhythmic patterns played at the same time, and is often found in African music.

What is polyrhythm?

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