1. The Basic Elements of Music
By: Permata Ardy Almatsir

2. Scales
There are two types of scales which are the major and the minor scale.
To play the scales all we have to do is just play the piano any other instrument

3. Tempo
The basic tempo that should be known in the basic elements of music are:
Allegro: Lively, Fast
Allegretto: A little slower and less lively that allegro
Lento: Slow
Adagio: Slow
Andante: At a walking speed - not to fast not to slow
Cantabile: In a singing style
Moderato: Playing at a moderate speed
A tempo is determined by using a metronome, a metronome is a musical beating device used so that people could find out what beat they are playing at.
The beats in a song is mostly shown like (crotchet):120 that means that 120 crotchet beats/minute

4. Time Values

5. Time Signatures
Time signatures are

6. Dynamics
There are a lot of dynamics in the musical world but the basics of the dynamics are…
Forte(f): Loud
Mezzo Forte(mf): Moderately loud
Piano(p): Soft
Mezzo Piano(mp): Moderately Soft
Crescendo: Getting louder
Decrescendo: Getting softer
Diminuendo: Getting softer

7. Clefs

8. Sharps and flats
When playing a musical instrument there are sharps and flats. A sharp or flat is possibly seen when playing the piano, the piano has two types of keys, the black keys and the white keys. The black keys are basically the sharp or flat. But there are actually white keys that is a sharp or flat.

9. Bibliography
ABRSM textbook grade 1-2