Elements of Music
This element is defined as the division of sound across time.
What is rhythm?
The trumpet falls into this instrument family.
What is brass?
This element of art is the reflection of light off of a surface.
What is color.
The family of colors including purple, green, and orange.
What are secondary colors?
This is a kind of music where melody stands alone - one voice without harmony.
What is monophonic?
This element is defined as the loudness or softness of sound.
What are dynamics?
This is the term for loud sounds in music notation.
What is forte?
This is a point moving through space.
What is a line?
Bumpy, rough, smooth, furry are all examples.
What is texture?
The space within an art work that is blank/empty.
What is negative space?
This element of music occurs when two or more pitches are sounded at the same time.
What is harmony?
This interval occurs between notes that are right next to each to each other on the music staff.
What is step wise?
This element defines positive/negative areas and creates a sense of depth.
What is space?
Paint, canvas, colored pencils, clay, charcoal are all examples.
What is medium (materials)?
This musical form has an A section that is repeated 3 OR 4 times.
What is rondo?
ABACA
ABACABA
This element is defined as the structure or organization of the elements across a piece of music.
What is form?
This is a musical idea or melody that is often repeated throughout a work.
What is a theme?
This is the space inside an enclosed line; 2-dimensional.
What is a shape?
A line moving directly up and down.
What is vertical?
The horizontal line in a landscape that separates the earth from the sky.
This element can be described as monophonic, homophobic, or polyphonic.
What is texture?
This rhythm has a duration of 2 beats.
What is a half note?
This is a 3-dimensional enclosed space.
What is form?
Square, circle, triangle, rectangle, rhombus are all examples.
What are geometric shapes?
This form of harmony is a short musical phrase that is repeated over and over.
What is an ostinato?