The basic song type is a high-pitched reel of a large number of short elements (10-20 per second); this lasts 1-4 seconds.

Reel, a complex bird vocalization consisting of several short elements which are repeated regularly.

Morse code uses a standardized sequence of short and long elements to represent the letters, numerals, punctuation, and special characters of a given message.

More recently he contributed a short element for The Cardinals that the actors sing live on stage.

In each case, in place of the missing short element of the text (i.e., missing syllable) one often finds lengthening signs.

These short elements wound up being the equivalent of "blackout" pieces on the Second City stage.

The radio station was identified on air by a mix of short produced elements.

He often bases his pieces on the minimalistic repetition of short elements.

The basic, or Type I, song is a 1-4 second high-pitched reel consisting of 10-20 short elements per second; it is sung by both males and females.