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7 Cards in this Set
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Tempo
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The speed of the music, whether it is fast or slow. Does the music speed up or slow down or does it stay at the same tempo throughout?
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Timbre
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refers to the quality of sound that distinguishes one voice or instrument from another.
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Texture
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refers to the number of layers as well as the type of layers used in a composition and how these layers are related.
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Texture may be monophonic (single melodic line), polyphonic (two or more melodic lines) and homophonic (a main melody accompanied by chords).
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Pitch
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Pitch refers to how high or how low the sound is.
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Duration
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Refers to the length of each note. This can be very long or very short.
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Dynamics
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This makes references to the volume of the music being played. This can be very soft (pp) or very loud (ff)
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Silence
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is the most dramatic of all elements. It is just as important as sound. It gives time for the listener to think and for echoes in music to die away.
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