The Components Of Music ( An Educational Essay About What...

Components of Music (An educational essay about what makes up music) There are many different essential parts or components of music. Music is more than just notes on a page or any common song one may hear on the radio. Music is very complex and there are various components of it that makes it what it is. Music is an essential part of a countless number of people’s lives in the world today. Music serves as therapy, relaxation, a focus component and many other things that rectify the wrongs in the live’s of people all over the world. Nobody can say that they had not had a musical experience. One may say that the unfortunate that are deaf have not had musical experiences. In reality deaf people feel the vibrations of music everyday and it†¦show more content†¦The elements of music contain many categories and subcategories that cannot exist without each other. Stanley Sadie states that music â€Å"has been defined as ‘organized sound’† (Sadie 14). The word â€Å" organized† here is a bit understated. Music is the most organized of all the arts. If music are not organized correctly, it will not sound right or even be able to be played at times. Even in the most technical and complicated genres like Jazz there is still organized. In solos there has to be organized or the solo won’t sound good, throw off the rest of the band, and do many other things that would make a piece of music not enjoyable to listen to. Sadie states all elements of music. He talks of notation which include pitch, octaves, scales, and intervals. Next there is rhythm which includes pulse/tempo, meter, notation of rhythm, and time/meter signatures. Then he gets into the melody of music which is where the notation and rhythm play out, he involves in melody the subcategory of cadence. Cadence is better defined as â€Å"a melodic or harmonic configuration that creates a sense of resolution [finality or pause]† (Randel). He then goes onto key/tonality which consists of tonic, dominant; key signatures; major, minor; modulation; and modes. He covers harmony which comprises chords, triads and consonance and dissonance. Counterpoint/polyphony is his next element which incorporates imitation. His last musical element that he covers is