THE ELEMENTS OF MUSIC Rhythm The Rhythm is

THE ELEMENTS OF MUSIC

Rhythm The Rhythm is the beat of the music. http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v =d 4 uvo. Ac 3 w-c – this are drum rhythms

Harmony is the combination of notes in a chord played at the same time. http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v =In 82 k. Pv. Yr. M 4 - he plays different chords, which are harmonist

Dynamics The dynamic is the volume or loudness of a song. • Pianissimo- very soft • Fortissimo- very loud • Crescendo- become louder • Decrescendo- become softer • Piano-soft • Forte-loud http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=rh. N 7 SG-H-3 k - You can hear in Yerumas River flows in you the change between loud (forte) and soft (piano)

Melody You can sing the melody of a song. The melody it is a series of notes arranged in a rhythm. http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v =q. BZPa-k. LLCE- a piano song is a melody

Tempo is the time of the music. • Adagio- very slow • Presto- very fast http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=BMYuk. TA 5 Vlg – a very fast (presto) song http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=v. QVea. IH WWck –a very slow (adagio) song

Texture The Texture of a song is made of different layers. The layers can be different instruments playing together or different voices singing together. http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v =Rxost 0 Kcei. Y –this song starts with soft solo voices and more voices are added, finally there a lot of voices in different tunes together

Timbre The timbre is the color of a sound. The Timbre of a note changes if you play it in different tones. For example you can play a C at the lower part of the piano and at the higher part, they are both C but they sound different. http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v =WIF 4_Sm-rg. Q –This version of Hallelujah is song by a man http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=v 22 NMAG 1 k 18 – This version of Hallelujah is song by a woman, so they are singing the same song, but their voices have different timbre