Elements of Music

Rhythm

Patterns of sounds & silences in relationship to a beat

Timbe/Tone Color

Quality of sound, determined by the type of instrument that plays it

Texture/Layers

How many different lines are heard at the same time

Melody

The highness or lowness of sound

Harmony

More than one pitch at a time

Consonance (Harmony)

Relaxed sounding harmonies

Dissonance (Harmony)

Tense sounding harmonies

Form

The order of musical events across time

Expression

Dynamics (loud/soft), articulation (smooth/choppy), & tempo (fast/slow)

Style/Culture

The way the other seven elements of music combine to produce a specific tune