Music Elements

Question 1

Articulation

Answer 1

The way in which sounds are produced-either smoothly and attached(legato) or short and detached(staccato)

Question 2

Beat

Answer 2

Repeating pulse in music

Question 3

Duration

Answer 3

The length of the sound(note)or silence(rest)

Question 4

Dynamics

Answer 4

The volume of the music

Question 5

Form

Answer 5

The overall structure of a vocal or instrumental piece

Binary Form- AB— Ternary Form- ABA

Question 6

Harmony

Answer 6

The combination of notes to form chords

Question 7

Instrumentation

Answer 7

The instruments or voices used in music

Question 8

Lyrics

Answer 8

The words or text in music

Question 9

Melody

Answer 9

A sequence of notes. A melody line can move in steps, leaps or stay on the same note

Question 10

Metre

Answer 10

The grouping of notes or rests in beats

Question 11

Mood

Answer 11

The atmosphere and character of the music

Question 12

Pitch

Answer 12

The highness or the lowness of a sound

Question 13

Rhythm

Answer 13

The arrangement of long and short sounds and silences in music

Question 14

Style

Answer 14

The category or genre that determines the style of the music

Question 15

Tempo

Answer 15

The rate or speed of the music

Question 16

Texture

Answer 16

The number of parts and how they relate to each other

Question 17

Timbre(tone colour)

Answer 17

The characteristics of a voice or an instrument that makes it unique

Question 18

Tonality

Answer 18

The character of vocal or instrumental music is determined by the scale or key(major scale-happy;minor scale-sad