At P.S. 214, our students engage in high quality and fun music making activities and discussions each week. Immersing students in singing, dancing, learning to play instruments, and fundamental music elements

 Melody - The singable tune from a song

(pitch and range)

 Harmony - The effect of two or more notes occurring at the same time

(chord, progression, and key)

Form - How a piece of music is sectionally organize

(Canon, Round, Rondo, AABA, Call & Response, Echo Song)

Dynamics - Volume in music

(pianissimo, piano, mezzopiano, mezzoforte, forte, fortissimo)

Rhythm - The speed and repeated pattern of beats

(beat, meter, tempo, syncopation)

Timbre

The character of a sound. Timbre describes why a saxophone sounds different from a trumpet.

Meter

Patterns of beats 

Note Durations

Quarter Note, Eighth Note, Sixteenth Note, and Triplets

Modes

Major, Minor, Dorian, Mixolydian, Pentatonic, and Lydian

Multi-part songs and Harmony

Singing Rounds and Canons, Ostinato and Melody, Melody and Root Melody