Checklist for musical elements

Elements of Music

Form

Rhythm

Melody

Harmony

Timbre

Texture

Expression

Brainstorming compositional devices

Articulation

Augmentation/Diminution

Cadence

Changing Modality

Contrast

Counterpoint

Dynamics

Instrumentation

Meter Change

Modulation

Motives

Ornamentation

Repitition

Sequence

Solo/Ripieno

Suspensions

Text Painting

Variation

Varying texture

Forms

ABA

Da Capo aria

Rondo

Sonata and Allegro

Strophic

Theme and Variation

Through Composed

Imitation

Call and Response

Canon

Countermelody

Fugue

Points of Imitation

Stretto

Texture

Homophony

Melody and HArmony

Monophony

Polyphony