Elements of Music

Pitch
    The position of a tone in a scale.

Harmony
    The progression of notes in a chord.
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Melody
    The main tune in music.
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Timbre
    The quality in sounds that allows identical notes on different
    instruments to be distinguished from each other.

Duration
    Length of time a note or pitch continues.

Rhythm
    A pattern in music.
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Scale
    A series of tones ascending or descending in pitch.
 
 



 






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Counterpoint
    How tones in music relate to each other.

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