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noun. an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.

A fermata (Italian: [ferˈmaːta]; "from fermare, to stay, or stop"; also known as a hold, pause, colloquially a birdseye or cyclops eye, or as a grand pause when placed on a note or a rest) is a symbol of musical notation indicating that the note should be prolonged beyond the normal duration its note value would ...

Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise expressive content.

The Websters definition of music is a typical example: "the science or art of ordering tones or sounds in succession, in combination, and in temporal relationships to produce a composition having unity and continuity" (Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, online edition).

Characteristics of music include: sound, melody, harmony, rhythm or the driving beats in a measure or section of music, structure or form, texture, and expression.

So next time you are listening to a piece of music, try to separate out the parts and listen to how each of the Elements of Music are being used. Listen for the Dynamics, Form, Harmony, Melody, Rhythm, Texture, Timbre and Tonality. You might even want to start keeping a listening journal of the music you hear.

A "Fermata", also known as a hold or a pause, is the name of a musical symbol. When placed above a sound or a moment of silence, it extends their duration based on the performer's wishes, preferences, and needs.

Pause which rhymes with laws and cause, comes from the Greek word pausis, "stopping, ceasing," which comes from pauein "to stop, to cause to cease." Why don't you pause and think about that for a moment.

Music is an expression of sound that can evoke many emotions and reactions. It can be calming, energizing, inspiring, and uplifting. Examples of writing/description of music could include the use of words such as “melodious”, “harmonious”, “rhythmic”, “energetic”, or “soothing”.

The four elements of any type of music are melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre. The melody of a piece of music is a particular sequence of notes.

The adjectives used to describe music are rhythmic, beautiful, electric, warm, lyrical, melodious, etc.

For the purpose of this class, we will refer to SEVEN elements of music: Rhythm, Melody, Harmony, Timbre, Dynamics, Texture, and Form.