Elements of Music

3. Dynamics or tempo or articulations
5. The organization of music in time. Also closely related to meter
7. a three-note chord
11. The frequency of the note’s vibration
12. The sections or movements of a piece; i.e. verse and refrain; sonata form; ABA; Rondo
14. Short and separated notes; a type of articulation
16. Volume (amplitude)—how loud; soft; medium; gradually getting louder or softer (crescendo or decrescendo)
17. A succession of musical notes; a series of pitches often organized into phrases
18. A melody with an accompaniment; e.g. a lead singer and a band
19. How long or short the sound is
20. Two or more independent voices; e.g. a round

1. Beats per minute; how fast or medium or slow a piece of music is played or sung
2. Smooth and connected notes; a type of articulation
4. How loud or soft a sound is
6. The density (thickness or thinness) of layers of sounds and melodies and rhythms in a piece
8. The manner in which notes are played or words pronounced
9. The simultaneous vertical combination of notes that usually form chords
10. The tone color of a sound resulting from the overtones
12. overtone or timbre or pitch or amplitude or duration
13. A fundamental pitch with resultant pitches sounding above it. The resultant pitches are extremely faint and almost inaudible
15. A single layer of sound; e.g. a solo voice