Chap. 1: Melody: Musical Line Flashcards
1
Q
melody
A
line or tune in music
2
Q
contour
A
up and down movement
3
Q
range
A
span of pitches
4
Q
interval
A
distance between any two pitches
5
Q
conjunct
A
a melody that moves in small, connected intervals
6
Q
disjunct
A
a melody that move in large, disconnected leaps
7
Q
phrases
A
units that makes up a melody
8
Q
cadences
A
resting places for phrases
9
Q
countermelody
A
an secondary, accompanying melody to the primary melody
10
Q
rhyme scheme
A
the way the last syllables in each line rhyme
