Elements of Music

5. a single line of notes heard in succession as a coherent unit
7. is the color of music, the character of sound
10. the speed at which a work of music is performed
12. when multiple performers are singing or playing a single melody together
14. signals the end of a unit
15. a term used to indicate the volume of sound, ranging from very soft to very loud
17. motion melodic motions by large leaps
18. when three or more notes are played at the same time

1. the movement of music in time
2. a function of the number and general relationship of musical lines to one another
3. motion melodic motion that is smooth with notes very close together
4. the structure of a musical work, the way in which its individual units are put together
6. the most basic framework of rhythmic ordering
8. a form of texture with a single melodic line with no accompaniment
9. the sound created by multiple notes played or sung simultaneously
11. a large ensemble that consists of several different kinds of instruments, usually different families.
13. the distance between each note
16. the smallest unit of music, the building block out of which larger structures are created