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The United States has the largest prison population in the world, and the highest per-capita incarceration rate. In 2016 in the US, there were 655 people incarcerated per 100,000 population, which is the rate for adults or people tried as adults. There are seven basic elements that make up music, not all are required to be considered music; however, all are important to consider. The seven basic elements include: melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, dynamics, texture, and form.

The form of music refers to the structure of a composition or song, and depicts the repetition and format. The form of a piece of music is divided into sections that are labeled by letters in alphabetical order, increasing in letter every section that differs from the previous one. For example, a form can be labeled as “AABA” meaning that there is repetition in the first two sections, then a variation in the third, and a repetition in the last section that resembles first one.

The texture music refers to the number of musical layers that occur at the same time. These textures are classified as monophonic, homophonic, and polyphonic. Monophonic texture is when a song or composition only contains one musical layer, whereas a homophonic texture contains two musical layers, usually a melody and supporting instruments that create a different sound behind the melody. A polyphonic texture includes multiple musical layers, consistent with numerous orchestra compositions.

Dynamics describe how a note or lyric should be played or sung, ranging from its duration, to its pitch and volume. When notes or lyrics are written down, dynamics are illustrated by shorthand abbreviations and symbols to indicate the way the notes and lyrics should be presented.

Timbre is a descriptive way a sound is distinguished from another sound. For example, the timbre of a sound is usually described using colors or expressive terms to accurately illustrate the sound itself, and sometimes the feeling it conveys when heard.

Rhythm is the pace or speed of the notes in a pattern in succession of one another. For example, rhythm can be described in terms of meters, duple or triple meter. Duple meter is in beats of two or four, whereas triple meter is in beats of three.

Harmony can be described as the sound two or more notes being played at the same time makes. Harmony, when present, gives the melody its texture and provides support for the melody’s notes and lyrics. Harmony can be demonstrated by instruments or voices through lyrics. The instruments or voices can be in either major or minor tonality.

Melody is the reoccurring sounds throughout a song or composition, depending on the form. The melody is what creates a patterned theme throughout a song or in a composition, which is easily recognizable, for example, in the verse-chorus form of a song or composition, the melody is present in the chorus section.