The Elements of Music

1. The Elements of Music “Student Selected Piece of Music”

2. The Elements of Music • Students may introduce selected piece • Students may perform or play selected piece

3. Rhythm • Students discuss the relationship of sounds in time in “Student Selected Piece of Music”, citing examples as appropriate.

4. Rhythm - Tempo • Students discuss the pace (speed) of music in “Student Selected Piece of Music”, citing examples as appropriate.

5. Rhythm - Meter • Students discuss meter and the organization of rhythm into beats, groups of beats, and divisions of beats in “Student Selected Piece of Music”, citing examples as appropriate.

6. Rhythm - Meter Signature • Students discuss the meter signature of the “Student Selected Piece of Music”, citing examples as appropriate.

7. Rhythm - Syncopation • Students discuss elements of syncopation, the emphasis of off-beats or of beats that are not usually accented within “Student Selected Piece of Music”, citing examples as appropriate.

8. Melody • Students discuss elements of melody, including pitch line and contour for “Student Selected Piece of Music”, citing examples as appropriate.

9. Melody • Students discuss the development of motives to create an integrated melody and the range of the melody for “Student Selected Piece of Music”, citing examples as appropriate.

10. Melody • Students discuss the melodic climax within “Student Selected Piece of Music”, citing examples as appropriate.Additionally, they may discuss the scales or modes used to create the melody.

11. Melody • Students discuss consonance and dissonance of the melody in “Student Selected Piece of Music”, citing examples as appropriate and describing how the balance of notes in the melody creates moments of relative tension and resolution.

12. Harmony • Students discuss predominant examples of intervals and chord structures used within “Student Selected Piece of Music”, citing examples as appropriate. • As possible, students name specific types of chords.

13. Harmony • Students discuss the functional harmony contained in “Student Selected Piece of Music”, citing examples as appropriate.Additionally, they may describe chord progressions present in the piece.

14. Form • Students discuss the architecture or structure of “Student Selected Piece of Music”, citing examples as appropriate.

15. Form • Students discuss repetition and contrast, i.e., the alternation of familiar and new elements within “Student Selected Piece of Music”, citing examples as appropriate. They may also discuss the phrasing within the piece.

16. Form • Students discuss how “Student Selected Piece of Music” is divided into sections, citing appropriate supporting examples. They may also discuss whether any particular form model applies to the piece.

17. Timbre • Students discuss the quality of sound and tone color found in “Student Selected Piece of Music”, citing examples as appropriate. They may describe noteworthy examples of vibration.

18. Timbre • If applicable, students may discuss the quality the presence of fundamental tones and corresponding overtones in “Student Selected Piece of Music”, citing examples as appropriate.

19. Timbre • Students discuss the instrumentation and textures of “Student Selected Piece of Music”, citing examples as appropriate.

20. Dynamics • Students discuss the dynamics of “Student Selected Piece of Music”, citing examples as appropriate.