The elements of music elements there Everyone loves music, but have you ever thought how 1) are in a piece of music The answer is just four melody, harmony, rhythm and dynamics. Let's take a closer look at them Melody: This is the tune which we hear when we listen to a piece of music. The melody is made up of single tones, or pitches, played one after the other. When we talk about the tone or pitch of a sound, we mean how high or low it is. Harmony: There are a 2)of different notes and chords. Harmony is how they sound when they are played at the same time. Even if you don't know 3) about music, you'll know when a song isn't in harmony because it will sound terrible! Rhythm: This means 'musical time' Rhythm helps to organise music by dividing it into small sections between each strong beat. There are a 4) different patterns, such as every two, three or four beats. We can play music at different speeds, too. We call the speed of music the tempo, Dynamics: These tell the musicians how to play a piece of music. 5) parts are quiet, while others are loud. There aren't 6) rules for writing music, but musicians always think of these four elements when they do so. They put them all together to make what we know simply as a 'song