Musical Elements Worksheet

cadence, PROGRESSION OF CHORDS LEADING TO A FEELING OF REPOSE AT END OF A
chord, COMBINATION OF THREE OR MORE TONES SOUNDED AT SAME
consonance, STABLE COMBINATION OF
dissonance, UNSTABLE COMBINATION OF
dominant, TRAIN BUILT ON THE FIFTH STEP OF THE
dynamics, DEGREES OF LOUDNESS & SOFTNESS IN
harmony, HOW CHORDS ARE CONSTRUCTED & FOLLOW EACH
interval, DISTANCE IN PITCH BETWEEN ANY TWO
melody, SERIES OF SINGLE TONES THAT ADD UP TO A RECOGNIZABLE
meter, ORGANIZATION OF BEATS INTO REGULAR
modulation, SHIFTING FROM ONE KEY TO ANOTHER WITHIN A MUSICAL
phrase, PART OF A
pitch, RELATIVE HIGHNESS OR LOWNESS OF A
rhythm, ORDERED FLOW OF MUSIC THROUGH
sequence, REPETITION OF A MELODIC PATTERN AT A HIGHER OR LOWER
syncopation, PLACING AN ACCENT IN MUSIC WHERE IT WOULD NOT NORMALLY BE
tempo, SPEED OF A
theme, MELODY THAT SERVES AS STARTING POINT FOR A MORE EXTENDED MUSIC
timbre, TONE
tonic, CENTRAL KEY AROUND WHICH A MUSICAL COMPOSITION IS