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Musical Elements
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Melody | The tune of a song; part you hum |
| Pitch | The highness or lowness of a note |
| Interval | The distance between two pitches |
| Range | The distance between the highest and lowest notes of a melody |
| Shape | The direction a melody takes |
| Conjuct | A smooth style of movement |
| Disjunct | A jaged style of movement |
| Rythm | Musical time |
| Beat | The most basic unit used to measure time |
| Meter | The patterns into which rythmic pulses are organized |
| Syncopation | deliberatly accenting a typically weak beat |
| Monophonic | Texture with one melody, unaccompanied |
| Heterophony | One voice elaborating the same melody |
| Homophony | Texture with one melody and accompaniment; the most common |
| Polyphony | More melodic lines combined |
| Harmony | The movement of relationship of intervals and chords |
| Chord | Three or more notes sounded together |
| Ternary form | Three part form; ABA |
| Binary form | Two part form; AB |
| Tempo | Speed |
| Scale | Collection of pitches |
| Tonic | First note of a scale |
| Largo | Slow |
| Andante | Walking pace |
| Moderato | Medium speed |
| Allegro | Fast |
| Pianissimo | Very soft/Quiet |
| Piano | Soft |
| Mezzo Piano | Medium soft |
| Mezzo Forte | Medium loud |
| Forte | Loud |
| Fortissimo | Very loud |
| Crescendo | Gradually get louder |
| Decrescendo | Gradually get quieter |
| Dynamic | Volume |
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