Subject
Grade
Concept/Content
music elements, principles, techniques, vocabulary, notation, and symbols to define style and convey ideas, including but not limited to: beat/pulse, metre, duration, rhythm, tempo, pitch, timbre, dynamics, form (music), texture
Elaboration
could include use of traditional and non-traditional notation (e.g., guitar tablature)
groupings or patterns of strong and weak beats
the length of a sound or silence in relation to the beat
the arrangement of sounds and silences over time
the frequency or speed of the beat
how high or low a note is
the characteristic quality of a sound independent of pitch and dynamics; tone colour
relative and changing levels of sound volume (e.g., forte, piano, decrescendo)
the structure of a musical work
simultaneous layering of sounds (e.g., multi-part music making)
keywords
notation
metre
duration
rhythm
tempo
pitch
timbre
dynamics
form (music)
texture