1. TIMBRE—tone quality or “color” of a musical sound
a. Medium—object or being that produces the sound
2. PITCH—a tone determined by its frequency level
a. Tuning system—the pitches common to the musical tradition
b. Scale—the pitches used in a particular performance arranged in order
c. Interval—the difference between two pitches
3. RHYTHM—organization of the duration of sound
a. Beat—a regular pulsation
b. Accent—an emphasized beat
4. PHONIC STRUCTURE (Texture)—relationship between different sounds
a. Monophony—a single line of music
b. Polyphony—multiple lines of music
5. DYNAMICS—volume of a musical sound
7. EXTRA-MUSICAL—relationship of a music to non-musical phenomena