Matching Pairs Music termsOnline version Elements of music matching term and definition by Claire Smith 1 Pitch 2 Duration 3 Texture 4 Tempo 5 Dynamics 6 Timbre 7 Structure How fast or slow the music is – the speed The overall plan for a piece of music – how it is organised into sections How loud or soft a sound is – its volume The sound quality of an instrument or voice (how you recognise the type of instrument or voice and the family it belongs to) The length of a sound – it could be short or long The effect of combining sounds together into layers How high or low a sound is