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MusicWhat is it?Music isA beautiful soundSomething that makes people feel comfortableWonderful sounds of rhythmBeats mixed together to make a songEntertainmentSounds made by instrumentsA thing that portrays culture and creativitye!nition from music n."#$he art of arranging sounds in time so as to produce a continuous% and uni!ed composition through melody% harmony% rhythm% and timbre# Also having the ability to bring a memory% mood% or image to mind#http://www.answers.com/Elements and &rinciples of MusicWhat makes 'hat you hear??Elements of Musicuration(ntensity&itch$imbreElements = these are core components without which, there can be no Music; =the pieces that we use to build musicElement " )) uration$he length of something#Examples:quarter note = 1 beathalf note = 2 beatswhole note =beatsphrase =measures!our fa"orite son# lasts $1/2 minutes%hat thin#s can !ou thin& of that ha"e duration'Element * )) (ntensity$he strength of somethingExample:(ersonalit!)eat*olume%hat examples can !ou #i"e of intensit!'Element + )) &itch$he highness or lo'ness of a soundAnalogous to ,alue in visual artsElement - )) $imbre$he speci!c sound of something#May be compared to hue.color in visual arts+f two people lea"e the room, and onl! one of them spea&s, will we be able to tell who it is without seein# them''Principles of Music/omposition0orm1enre2armony3hythm$exture(rinciples = these are basic qualities that determine characteristics.= what we do/create with the elements./omposition$he activity or process of creating music#$he end result of such an activity0orm$he shape or structure of something#$he 'ay that music is organi4ed1enreA certain type or category of something#Examples5AlternativeBlues/lassical6a443ock/ountry2ip hopElectronic2armony$'o or more pitches.notes played at the same time to create chords#3hythm1rouping of musical sounds by duration and intensity$exture$he 'ay something feels7 the mood of music