1. Rhythm- the flow of music in time
2. Beat-the pulse of the music
3. Tempo-the speed of the beats
● Adagio-slow
● Andante-a walking tempo
● Moderato-moderately
● Allegro-moderately fast, cheerful
● Vivace-lively
● Presto-very fast
4. Meter-beats in groups of two, three, or four
5. Time signature-placed at the beginning of a piece of music gives the performer
more information about performing the written rhythms
6. Pitch- highness or lowness of sound
7. Melody-series of pitches sounded one at a time that forms a musical idea
8. Harmony-the sounding of two or more pitches at the same time
9. Chord-the result of three or more notes
10. Dynamics-the loudness or softness of sounds
● Pp-very soft
● P-soft
● mf-medium loud
● f-loud
● ff-very loud
11. Texture-describes how layers of music are combined
● Monophonic-a single melody with no harmony
● Homophonic-the combination of two or more melodies at the same time
● Polyphonic-a melody with harmonic accompaniment
12. Form - the overall plan of music
● Repetition-to restate music exactly the same way
● Variation-to restate music with some slight changes
● Contrast-to introduce a new musical idea
13. Timbre-the quality of a sound
