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| Duration | The length of time a sound lasts |
| Rhythm | A series of durations |
| Beat | A steady series of durations, usually of the same length |
| Tempo | The speed of the beat |
| Meter | Grouping of beats usually into 2,3, or 4 |
| Measure | One unit of the prevailing metrical grouping |
| Syncopation | Emphasis on a beat that conflicts with the established grouping; emphais in between beats |
| Subdivision | Division of beat duration into two or three equal parts |
| Anacrusis | Any durations that comes before the first beat of a measure |
| Time Signature | Indicates how many beats are in a grouping for a given piece and what type of duration serves as the beat |
| Sound | Is the ear's interpretation of energy moving the air |
| Pitch | The highness or lowness of a sound |
| Articulation | Is the way a sound is engaged, sustained, and released |
| Dynamics | the use of symbols that are abbreviations of the italian words for soft and loud |
| Form | is the manner in which music divides into sections. |
| Harmony | expressed through the use of chords |
| Melodies | type of line, that is a important element in composing and hearing music |
| Scales | are formed through the use of interval patterns |
| Texture | describes the way in which different in music interact with each other. |
| Timbre | Decribes "Color" in music. |
