Chapter 4- Melody & Musical Shape

Question 1

Pitch

Answer 1

Highness or lowness of sound by frequency of vibration

Question 2

Melody

Answer 2

Coherent succession of pitch and rhythm

While pitch refers to a sound of a certain height. Melody is a flow of sound that flows up, down or repeats.

Question 3

Harmony

Answer 3

Combination of two or more pitches sounded simultaneously

Question 4

Musical instruments that can be used to play pitches

Answer 4

1. Keyboard instruments are commonly used to play different pitches. You can play higher pitches on your right side and lower pitches on your left side
2. String instruments. You can make a higher pitch by tightening a string, pressing a string closer to the hole or playing on a thinner string
3. Wind instruments: you can make higher pitch by opening holes or blowing in different ways