Transcript Elements of Music

THINK ABOUT THE QUESTION BELOW, PAIR WITH
YOUR NEIGHBOR, SHARE YOUR ANSWERS
What units have we studied up
until this point?
What musicians have we heard
from up until this point?
What is music to you?
ELEMENTS OF MUSIC
Objective 23: The student will
demonstrate understanding by
explaining the elements of music.
(rhythm, melody, harmony, form,
timbre, dynamics, tempo, style)
MUSICAL ELEMENTS: FILL IN YOUR CHART
Rhythm
Melody
Harmony
Form
Timbre
Dynamics
Tempo
Style
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AN ELEMENT
OF MUSIC?
Thumb up: Rhythm
Thumb to YOUR left: Melody
Thumb to YOUR right: Harmony
Thumb down: Value
RHYTHM
Element of TIME
Beat of the music!
IMPORTANT VOCAB:
Duration-how long a song last
Tempo-speed of beat
Meter- beats organized into
recognizable/recurring accent
patterns
WITH YOUR PARTNER: create a
Rhythm. Describe the Rhythm
in your notes using the
vocabulary on this slide.
MELODY
Listen to the scale in this song- in the
blank space on your notes identify
another song that uses the same scale.
How the tune moves up, down, same
IMPORTANT VOCAB:
Phrase- musical sentences into
sections
Pitch- highness or lowness of sound
Scale- families of pitches
HARMONY
How the sound blends
together
IMPORTANT VOCAB:
Harmonic Progression-succession of
individual chords that form larger
units
Chord- two notes played at the
same time
Triad- Three note chord
During this song there are several
different chords and triads. Identify
where in the song the chords and
traids change. (use the words or time
stamp to show where in the song there
is change)
FORM
How a piece of music is structured
IMPORTANT VOCAB:
 Rondo- alternates and original with
new and changed sections
 Da Capo- From the beginning
 Dal Segno- Repeat
 Al Fine- To the finish
 Coda- at the ending- adds pizzazz
In the blank space in your notes, write a
summary describing the song using the
vocab on the right.
TIMBRE- (TAMBER)
How each instrument
sounds
IMPORTANT
VOCAB:
Acoustic Instrumentsdoes not require
electricity
Synthesized soundselectronically altered
In the blank space in your notes:
What instruments do you hear in the song?
What instruments do you play?
DYNAMICS
How loud or soft music is
IMPORTANT VOCAB:
Draw a visual
representation each of the
vocab words to the right in
the blank box on your notes.
Crescendo- increasing in
loudness
Decrescendo- decreasing in
loudness
Fortissimo- Extremely loud
Pianissimo- Very quiet
TEMPO
How fast or slow music is
Important VOCAB:
Largo- slooooooowwwww
Moderato- medium
In the blank box on your notes,
Allegro-fast
name another song that shows
all three different levels of
tempos
STYLE
Overall characteristic sound
Middle Ages
Renaissance
Baroque
Classic
Romantic
Modern