Elements of Music

1. Opening Prayer
Dear God,
We thank you for your love and your
promise to be with us.
At school or work, at rest or play, help us
to feel near to you and hear your voice.
Guide us to always do our best in every
situation and to love one another
Amen

2. Elements of
Music

3. Dynamics
 Dynamics refers to the volume of a
piece of music. Music can be
described as loud, or soft, or there
could be gradual changes from loud to
soft, or soft to loud, depending on the
performer’s interpretation of the music.

4. Harmony
 The blending of tones or sounds
played or sung simultaneously to make
up chords.

5. Pitch
 The high or low of a
sounds

6. Melody
 A sequence of notes and
rhythms.

7. Rhythm
 Rhythm in music includes several
different aspects, and some prefer to
use the term duration. A simple
definition of this musical term is to
describe how long or short a sound is.

8. Texture
 Texture in music refers to the
number of instruments or
voices that contribute to the
overall density of the music.

9. Tempo
 The speed of the music

10. Timbre
 Timbre in music refers to
the unique sound quality of
an instrument.

11. Classification
of Music

12. Idiophone
 Sounds is created by the vibration
of the whole instruments.

13. Membranophone
 Instruments that produce sounds by
striking a skin or membrane stretched
across resonating chamber.

14. Chordophone
 Chordophones are instruments that
produce sound by vibrating strings

15. Aerophone
 An aerophone is a musical
instrument that produces sound primarily by
causing a body of air to vibrate.

16. Thank you
for listening!