1. Timbre Tone characteristics of a sound.
the `personality` of an instrument?

2. Is the height of the note.
Pitch
Is the height of the note.
LOW or HIGH notes

3. Dynamics The volume of a sound Dynamics can
make music sound really dramatic:
Sssssh! BANG !

4. Tempo
Tempo is the speed
of the music.

5. Builds tension between notes or parts of the music.
Did you Know ?
In 1952 famous composer John Cage, used silence as the main part of a piece called 4’33” (the silence lasted 4mins 33 seconds!)
Shh!
Silence
Builds tension between notes or parts of the music.

6. Strong, regular repeated patterns or movements in sound
Rhythm
Strong, regular repeated patterns or movements in sound

7. D uration How long a sound or note is. EG. Of SHORT or LONG duration.
Semibreve = 4 beats
D uration
Minim = 2 beats
Crotchet = 1 beat
Quaver = 1/2 beat
How long a sound
or note is.
EG. Of SHORT
or LONG duration.

8. Texture how many layers of sound? are playing at one time.
Texture is basically
how many layers of sound?
are playing at one time.
(Can sometimes as described as
THICKER or THINNER)
Texture is basically
how many layers of sound? are playing at one time.
(Can sometimes as described as
THICKER or THINNER)

9. Structure Structure is all the different sections in a piece of music
Also how do they relate to each other?
EG. Verses & Chorus

10. Melody
The Melody is the tune
(often the bit you sing a long to)

11. These can create CHORDS
Harmony
Harmonies are 2 or more pitched notes played together
These can create CHORDS
They sound harmonious (blended) or dissonant (clashing)