Elements of Music
This element is the steady pulse of a song; the heartbeat that keeps the music flowing!
Beat
You can turn these metal pieces to make sure your guitar sounds great!
Tuning Pegs
What word describes the high-ness or low-ness of a sound?
Pitch
This element is the pattern of long and short sounds in a song
Rhythm
These steel wires (sometimes made out of nylon on classical guitars) vibrate to create sound
Strings
This word means a name given to a particular pitch
Note
This element describes the speed of the beat in a song
Tempo
This piece of plastic will protect your guitar from unwanted scratches
Pickguard
This is what you create when you play multiple of the correct notes at the exact same time
Chord
This element uses words like soft or loud to describe the volume in a song
Dynamics
This empty space on the guitar's body amplifies the noise
Sound hole
If you wanted to learn a song on the guitar, this easy-to-read style of writing music indicates what frets you should press on each string
Tab
This element of music is what you get when you add notes to a rhythm
Melody!
These spaces—separated by metal wires—on the guitar's neck have dots in the middle to help players know where they are while playing
Frets
This memory trick is used to remember the names of the strings on a guitar
Eddie
Ate
Dynamite
Good
Bye
Eddie