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Elements of Music
Pitch
• Treble clef
Highness or lowness of sound
• Bass clef
Tempo
• Largo– Very slow
• Adagio– Slowly (listening example)
• Andante– Moving, walking speed
• Moderato– Medium speed
Speed of the music
Tempo
• Allegro– Fast (Lively, animated) (listening example)
• Presto– Very Fast (listening example)
• Prestissimo– As fast as possible
Tempo
• Accelerando (accel.)– Gradually faster (listening example)
• Ritardando (rit.)– Gradually slower
Dynamics
• Pianissimo (pp)– Very soft
• Piano (p)– Soft
• Mezzo piano (mp)– Moderately soft
Loudness or softness of music
Dynamics
• Mezzo forte (mf)– Moderately loud
• Forte (f)– Loud
• Fortissimo (ff)– Very loud
Dynamics
• Crescendo (cresc.)– Gradually getting louder
• Decrescendo (decresc.)– Gradually getting softer
Texture
Thickness & thinness of instruments/sounds used in a song
(listening example)
TimbreTone color of instruments/sounds
Instrument Classifications
• Chordophones– Any musical instrument that makes a sound by way of
a vibrating string
• Aerophones– Any musical instrument in which a vibrating mass of
air produces the initial sound
Instrument Classifications
• Idiophones– Any musical instrument which creates sound primarily
by way of the instrument vibrating itself, without the use of strings or membranes
• Membranophones– Any musical instrument in which a stretched
membrane vibrates to produce sound
• Electrophones– Any musical instrument produced or amplified by
electronic means
Chordophones
• Percussion– Piano– Dulcimer– Cimbalom– Pantaleon– Clavichord
Chordophones
• Bowed– Violin– Viola– Cello– Double Bass– Viol– Vielle– Hurdy-Gurdy
Chordophones
• Plucked– Lute– Harpsichord– Guitar– Zither– Harp– Banjo– Psaltery– Ukelele– Mandolin
Aerophones
• Woodwinds– Piccolo– Flute– Oboe– English Horn– Clarinet– Bass Clarinet– Saxophone– Bassoon– Contrabassoon
Aerophones
• Brass– Cornet– Trumpet– Bugle– French Horn– Trombone– Baritone– Tuba – Sousaphone
Aerophones
• Free Reeds– Harmonium– Accordion– Recorder– Regal– Sheng– Reed section of the organ
Idiophones
• Percussion– Triangle– Gong– Cymbals– Castanets– Bells– Chimes– Glockenspiel– Xylophone– Celesta
Membranophones
• Percussion– Snare Drum– Bass Drum– Timpani (Kettle Drum)– Tom Tom– Bongo– Conga– Kazoo
Electrophones• Amplified– Electric Stringed, Violin Family– Guitar– Piano– Carillon
• Generated– Electronic Organ– Synthesizer