The Elements of Music, Victorian Curriculum F–10

Rhythm

Long sounds and short sounds combined with silence in patterns

Beat

the underlying pulse of a piece of music, like a heartbeat

Supporting vocabulary and concepts:

pulse, regular

Metre

The organisation of beats into groups

Supporting vocabulary and concepts:

1234 ... 1234

Tempo

The speed of a piece of music

Supporting vocabulary and concepts:

time, speed

About

Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority

Victoria State Government.

Rhythm

The organisation of sound and silence using beat, metre and tempo

Beat

The regular underlying pulse of a piece of music, like a heartbeat

Supporting vocabulary and concepts:

pulse, regular

Metre

The organisation of beats into groups; often the accenting of the beat determines the metre

Supporting vocabulary and concepts:

1234 ... 1234

Tempo

The speed of a piece of music

Supporting vocabulary and concepts:

time, speed

About

Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority

Victoria State Government