1. THINK ABOUT THE QUESTION BELOW, PAIR WITH YOUR NEIGHBOR, SHARE YOUR ANSWERS What units have we studied up until this point? What musicians have we heard from up until this point? What is music to you?

2. ELEMENTS OF MUSIC Objective 23: The student will demonstrate understanding by explaining the elements of music. (rhythm, melody, harmony, form, timbre, dynamics, tempo, style)

3. MUSICAL ELEMENTS: FILL IN YOUR CHART Rhythm Melody Harmony Form Timbre Dynamics Tempo Style

4. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AN ELEMENT OF MUSIC? Thumb up: Rhythm Thumb to YOUR left: Melody Thumb to YOUR right: Harmony Thumb down: Value

5. RHYTHM Element of TIME Beat of the music! IMPORTANT VOCAB:  Duration-how long a song last  Tempo-speed of beat  Meter- beats organized into recognizable/recurring accent patterns WITH YOUR PARTNER: create a Rhythm. Describe the Rhythm in your notes using the vocabulary on this slide.

6. MELODY How the tune moves up, down, same IMPORTANT VOCAB:  Phrase- musical sentences into sections  Pitch- highness or lowness of sound  Scale- families of pitches Listen to the scale in this song- in the blank space on your notes identify another song that uses the same scale.

7. HARMONY How the sound blends together IMPORTANT VOCAB:  Harmonic Progression-succession of individual chords that form larger units  Chord- two notes played at the same time  Triad- Three note chord During this song there are several different chords and triads. Identify where in the song the chords and traids change. (use the words or time stamp to show where in the song there is change)

8. FORM How a piece of music is structured IMPORTANT VOCAB:  Rondo- alternates and original with new and changed sections  Da Capo- From the beginning  Dal Segno- Repeat  Al Fine- To the finish  Coda- at the ending- adds pizzazz In the blank space in your notes, write a summary describing the song using the vocab on the right.

9. TIMBRE- (TAMBER) How each instrument sounds IMPORTANT VOCAB:  Acoustic Instruments- does not require electricity  Synthesized sounds- electronically altered In the blank space in your notes: What instruments do you hear in the song? What instruments do you play?

10. DYNAMICS How loud or soft music is IMPORTANT VOCAB:  Crescendo- increasing in loudness  Decrescendo- decreasing in loudness  Fortissimo- Extremely loud  Pianissimo- Very quiet Draw a visual representation each of the vocab words to the right in the blank box on your notes.

11. TEMPO How fast or slow music is Important VOCAB:  Largo- slooooooowwwww  Moderato- medium  Allegro-fast In the blank box on your notes, name another song that shows all three different levels of tempos

12. STYLE Overall characteristic sound  Middle Ages  Renaissance  Baroque  Classic  Romantic  Modern