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Elements of Music
MUSIC
Term | Definition |
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melody | a single line of notes heard in succession as a coherent unit |
rhythm | the ordering of music through time |
harmony | the sound created by multiple voices playing or singing together |
texture | based on the number and general relationship of musical lines or voices |
timbre | the character of a sound |
dynamics | the same music can be performed at many degrees of volume, from very soft to very loud. Dynamics determines the volume |
form | a single melody is too short to constitute a complete work of music. Based on repetition, variation, contrast, or a combination of them |