1. Elements of Music

2. MELODY Melody is the part of the music you can sing.
To play or sing a melody, there can only be one note at a time.
It is also known as the tune.

3. HARMONY Harmony supports the melody.
Harmony occurs when two or more notes are sung or played at the same time.
Harmony does not usually exist without a melody.

4. RHYTHM Rhythm is long and short sounds in combination.
Rhythm can change.
It doesn’t have to remain constant.

5. BEAT Beat is the steady pulse throughout the piece of music.
It can be fast or slow just like your heartbeat, but it must remain steady.
The beat will not change.

6. TEMPO
Tempo is the speed of the music.

7. DYNAMICS
Dynamics describe how loud or how soft the music is.

8. TIMBRE Timbre is the type of sound.
On the keyboards, you can use the Voicing function to change the timbre from Keyboard to another kind of voice.

9. TEXTURE Texture is created when different timbres are used.
Each sound creates a layer of music.
The layers are put together to create a texture.

10. Elements of Music
It is difficult for music to exist without these elements, though harmony is often optional.