The ten basics elements are Melody, Rhythm, Harmony, Texture, Timbre, Form, Media, Genre, Dynamics, and Expressive Content. Basically whenever they start a new work, they'll have to write down characteristics of each element that apply to the piece.
Melody: Stuff like stepwise (notes that are right next to each other), skipwise (notes that are jumping around), triadic, and all that jazz~ Rhythm: Steady rhythm, syncopation, duple, triple, etc. Harmony: Consonant, dissonant, major, minor, modal.
Texture: Monophonic (one line of music), Homophonic (one line with chords under it), Polyphonic (many lines), thick, thin. Timbre (also called 'tone color'): Light, dark, heavy, high, low- describes instruments sounds, but DOES NOT NAME THE INSTRUMENTS. Form: ABA, rondeau, sonata allegro form, concerto, theme and variation- basically if it has a named 'form' in music
Media: The instruments used, whether it be orchestra, voice, or bicycle. Genre: The genre of music. Opera, sonata, prelude, etc. Dynamics: Loud or softness of the piece (aka forte and piano). Expressive Content: Easily the most subjective part, this is the part for what the piece reminded you of, or what it made you feel, or even a scene you conjured up that fits the music.
She might also ask for possible age and composer, once they get that far.
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The ten basics elements are Melody, Rhythm, Harmony, Texture, Timbre, Form, Media, Genre, Dynamics, and Expressive Content. Basically whenever they start a new work, they'll have to write down characteristics of each element that apply to the piece.
Melody: Stuff like stepwise (notes that are right next to each other), skipwise (notes that are jumping around), triadic, and all that jazz~
Rhythm: Steady rhythm, syncopation, duple, triple, etc.
Harmony: Consonant, dissonant, major, minor, modal.
Texture: Monophonic (one line of music), Homophonic (one line with chords under it), Polyphonic (many lines), thick, thin.
Timbre (also called 'tone color'): Light, dark, heavy, high, low- describes instruments sounds, but DOES NOT NAME THE INSTRUMENTS.
Form: ABA, rondeau, sonata allegro form, concerto, theme and variation- basically if it has a named 'form' in music
Media: The instruments used, whether it be orchestra, voice, or bicycle.
Genre: The genre of music. Opera, sonata, prelude, etc.
Dynamics: Loud or softness of the piece (aka forte and piano).
Expressive Content: Easily the most subjective part, this is the part for what the piece reminded you of, or what it made you feel, or even a scene you conjured up that fits the music.
She might also ask for possible age and composer, once they get that far.