Rhythm, beat, meter, accent, syncopation, tempo. Listen to i got rhythm, george gershwin, unsquare dance, dave brubeck. Music notation: pitch, rhythm, the musical score, basic musical terms and melody. Listen to over the rainbow, harold arlen. Write a few short paragraphs on the music examples.

The basic building blocks of nearly all musical compositions. Could you see the way these elements are commonly notated or communicated?

How does a piece of music give a feeling of unity along with variety and surprise?

Harmony, key signatures, chromatic scales, musical texture, form and performance. Listen to chopin, bizet, tschaikowsky, and beethoven. Define: tonic, harmony, modulation, repetition, variation and improvisation in your own words.