🎵 The 8 9 Elements of Music 🎵

Learn the building blocks that literally BUILT music!

ELEMENT 1
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Form

What is the structure?

Form is the way a piece of music is organized.

Example: Verse → Chorus → Verse → Chorus
ELEMENT 2

Timbre / Tone

What does the sound sound like?

Timbre is the quality of a sound that makes instruments sound different.

Example: Voices and Instruments have diffirent Timbres and tones.
ELEMENT 3
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Dynamics

How loud or soft?

Dynamics describe the volume of music.

Example: Quiet → Loud → Quiet
ELEMENT 4

Texture

How many layers?

Texture describes how many musical sounds or parts are happening together.

Example: Singer + guitar + drums
ELEMENT 5
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Melody

What is the tune?

The melody is the main tune that you can sing or hum.

Example: That one part that sticks in your head
ELEMENT 6

Harmony

What supports the melody?

Harmony is created when notes sound together and support the melody.

Example: Chords underneath a melody
ELEMENT 7

Rhythm

When do the sounds happen?

Rhythm is the pattern of beats and the timing of sounds.

Example: 👏 👏 — 👏 — 👏 👏
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ELEMENT 8

Expression

How does the music feel?

Expression is how performers communicate emotions through music.

Example: Playing gently to create a peaceful feeling.
ELEMENT 9

Tempo

How fast or slow?

Tempo determines how fast or slow a song is played.

Largo → Andante → Allegro → Presto

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