Music – Basic Elements
| Simple | Advanced | More Advanced | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhythm | Unsyncopated | Syncopated | Quarter and half note triplets |
| Melody | Three notes | Five notes | Ten notes |
| Harmony | Tonic, Dominant,
Subdominant |
Minor and Major
7ths |
Sub 5s, 9ths, 13ths |
| Dynamics | 3 levels | 5 levels | 10 levels |
| Timbre | Piano, guitar, recorder, voice | Quartets, quintets,
octet |
Full orchestra |
| Form | Folk ballad | 12 bar blues | 32 bar jazz
Sonata Symphony Opera |
| Tempo | Largo, andante,
allegro |
Lento, adagio,
vivace |
Larghetto,
Allegretto, prestiissimo |
| Phrasing | 1 bar | 3 bars | 5 bars |