1. Dynamics: refer to the variations in loudness of a musical composition or specific notes.
2. Form: the structure of a musical composition.
3. Harmony: the combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords and chord progressions having a pleasing effect.
4. Melody: a sequence of single notes that is musically satisfying.
5. Rhythm: the systematic arrangement of musical sounds, principally according to duration and periodic stress.
6. Texture: is how the tempo, melodic, and harmonic materials are combined in a musical composition, determining the overall quality of the sound in a piece.
7. Timbre: also known as tone color or tone quality, is the perceived sound quality of a musical note, sound or tone.
8. Tonality: is the arrangement of pitches and/or chords of a musical work in a hierarchy of perceived relations, stabilities, attractions and directionality.
