What are the 7 elements of sound?

For the purpose of this class, we will refer to SEVEN elements of music: Rhythm, Melody, Harmony, Timbre, Dynamics, Texture, and Form.

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BEAT

The pulse of the music in terms of how fast or slow it flows by (the pulse you tap your foot to while listening to a song)

Measured in beats per minute (bpm)

60 bpm = 1 beat per second - a song at 60 bpm would be considered slow 120 bpm = 2 beats per second - a song at 120 bpm would be twice as fast as 60, a medium speed 240 bpm = 4 beats per second - a song at 240 bpm would be considered very fast *NOTE* When someone says “I love the beat of that song” … what they mean is that they love the rhythmic structure/pattern … but what they’re actually saying in musical terminology is that they love how fast or slow it goes …

TEMPO

The speed of the beat (slow, medium, fast, etc.). Tempo is most easily determined by the use of a METRONOME, an analog or digital device that clocks the number of bpms by clicking/tapping at the same speed as the music. You can download free metronome apps to your phone. In fact, you should do this for the purpose of this course :)

METER

How beats are grouped into small patterns within a larger song. Musical phrases are broken down into segments that show rhythmic groupings known as MEASURES. Measures can have any number of beats in them, but most commonly have 2, 3, or 4 beats. 2-beat measures are in duple meter, 3-beat measures are in triple meter, and 4-beat measures are in quadruple meter. To complicate things even more, every beat can be SUBDIVIDED into two equal halves (simple) or three equal thirds (compound). When listening to songs subdivided into simple meter, they sound even and “straight”; songs in compound subdivision sound “swung”. DUPLE: beat is in groups of 2 (try counting along to a song 1-2 | 1-2 …)

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What does the C mean in music?

common time If you are new to music, the "C" with the bar is called "cut time", and basically is equivalent to 2/2 time. The "C" is known as common time, and is equivalent to 4/4 time. Time signatures are normally centered above the first line of music or words, in combination with the key signature.

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Time signatures in music represent a way of expressing the number of beats in a measure and how much each beat is worth. For example, a "4/4" time signature means that there are four beats in a measure, and each beat has a value of a quarter note. A time signature of "12/8" means there are 12 beats in a measure, and each beat has the value of an eighth note. Time signatures are very straight-forward. The table below shows some examples: Symbol Braille notation If you are new to music, the "C" with the bar is called "cut time", and basically is equivalent to 2/2 time. The "C" is known as common time, and is equivalent to 4/4 time. Time signatures are normally centered above the first line of music or words, in combination with the key signature. Often in music there is a change in time signature -- this is represented in braille where it appears, with a space preceding and following the time signature.

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