How to Appreciate Music : The Five Elements of Music

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Uploaded by on Jan 18, 2008

The five elements of music are melody, harmony, rhythm, pitch and timbre. Learn more in this free music appreciation video.

Expert: Duane Carter
Contact: www.duanemcarter.com
Bio: Duane Carter is a musician/writer/librarian from Los Angeles, California. He studied trumpet at Locke High School with jazz greats Bobby Bryant, Sr. and Oscar Brashear.
Filmmaker: Darin Carter

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  • Pitch can be high or low

    Tempo can be fast or slow

    Texture can be thin or thick

    or quite or loud the dynamic

    Timbre the way instruments are played

    and structures how the music is made

    duration can be short or longggggggggggggggggggggggg

    AND THAT CONCLUDES THE ELEMENTS SONG!

  • Not worth the commercial that I had to mute & wait 'till the end to watch this.

  • fine[iminent=zDwchAgUWfOB]

  • There are 9 elements of music.

  • there are infinitely many elements of music, maybe some that us on earth cannot come up with

  • Melody, Harmony, Rhythm, Dynamics, Tempo, Timbre, Form, Texture ie: monophonic, polyphonic, homophonic,

  • @musicchick581 And they are?

  • @Kawiia17 There are 8 elements of music.

  • @musicchick581 Are there 5 basic elements followed by several other?

  • Yes, I teach my students more than 5 elements of music. Lol...you're missing dynamics, texture and several others.

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