ELEMENTS AND DEFINITIONS

Question 0

Rhythm

Answer 0

The combination of long and short sounds into a pattern

Question 1

Pitch

Answer 1

How high or low a note is

Question 2

Pulse/Meter

Answer 2

The regular beat of the music and how it is divided

Question 3

Tonality

Answer 3

Whether a piece is major or minor

Question 4

Texture

Answer 4

How many different layers are there to the music and what do they do

Question 5

Timbre

Answer 5

The individual sound of the instrument voices

Question 6

Attack and Decay

Answer 6

How notes are begun and ended

Question 7

Structure

Answer 7

How the individual sections of the music are put together to form the whole piece

Question 8

Silence

Answer 8

Ssshhh!

Question 9

Dynamics

Answer 9

How loud or quiet the music is

Question 10

Articulation

Answer 10

If music is smooth or detatched