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

TimbreDynamics 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 How the tune moves up, down, same IMPORTANT VOCAB: Phrase- musical sentences into sections Pitch- highness or lowness of sound Scale- families of pitches

Listen to the scale in this song- in the blank space on your notes identify another song that uses the same scale.

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 Instruments- does not require electricity Synthesized sounds- electronically 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:Crescendo- increasing in loudness Decrescendo- decreasing in loudness Fortissimo- Extremely loud Pianissimo- Very quiet

Draw a visual representation each of the vocab words to the right in the blank box on your notes.

TEMPO

How fast or slow music is Important VOCAB: Largo- slooooooowwwwwModerato- medium Allegro-fast In the blank box on your

notes, name another song that shows all three different levels of tempos

STYLE Overall characteristic soundMiddle Ages Renaissance Baroque Classic Romantic Modern