Beat and Meter - In order to define meter, let's first define beats.

Beats give music its

regular rhythmic pattern. Beats are grouped together in a measure; the notes and rests
corresponds to a certain number of beats. Meter refers to rhythmic patterns produced by
grouping together strong and weak beats. Meter may be in duple (2 beats in a measure), triple (3
beats in a measure), quadruple (4 beats in a measure) and so on.
Dynamics - Dynamics are abbreviations or symbols used to signify the degree of loudness or
softness of a piece of music. It also indicates whether there is a change in volume.
Harmony - In general, harmony refers to the combination of notes (or chords) played
together and the relationship between a series of chords. But to give you a better understanding
of harmony, let's first define melody. Melody refers to the tune of a song or piece of music. It is
created by playing a series of notes one after another. Harmony accompanies and supports the
melody. It is created by playing a group of notes (either simultaneously or as broken chords)
behind the melody thus giving it musical texture.
Key - Also known as tonality; a principle in music composition wherein at the end of the piece
there is a feeling of completion by going back to the tonic. The tonic (main key or home key) is
the principal pitch of a composition. Simply put, key refers to the central note (i.e. key of C),
scale (i.e. C scale) and chord (i.e. C Major triad)
Melody - It refers to the tune of a song or piece of music. it is the memorable tune created by
playing a succession or series of pitches.
Music Notation - Refers to the symbols used to represent music when writing it down. These
symbols specify the pitch, rhythm and meter of a piece of music.

Pitch - The relative lowness or highness that we hear in a sound. The pitch of a sound is
based on the frequency of vibration and the size of the vibrating object. The slower the vibration
and the bigger the vibrating object, the lower the pitch; the faster the vibration and the smaller
the vibrating object, the higher the pitch. For example, the pitch of adouble bass is lower than
that of the violin because the double bass has longer strings. Pitch may be definite (i.e. piano) or
indefinite (i.e. cymbals).
Rhythm - It may be defined as the pattern or placement of sounds in time and beats in music.
Roger Kamien in his book Music: An Appreciation defines rhythm as "the particular
arrangement of note lengths in a piece of music." Rhythm is shaped by meter; it has certain
elements such as beat and tempo.
Tempo - The Italian word at the beginning of a music piece that indicates how slow or fast
the piece should be played. This is called the tempo which is effective throughout the duration of
the music unless the composer indicates otherwise.