chapter 6

Question 1

melody

• definition
• phrase
• melodic shape
• staccato
• legato

Answer 1

• series of single notes that add up to a recognizable whole
• a musical sentence
• steps vs leaps
• short
• smooth and connected

Question 2

Harmony

• definition
• 5 components

Answer 2

• the way chords are constructed and how they follow each other
• 1. chord
     
     2. progression
     3. tonic
     4. consonance
     5. dissonance

Question 3

chord

Answer 3

3 or more tones sounded at once (can also be broken)

Question 4

Progression

Answer 4

series of chords

Question 5

tonic

• definition
• appears when
• what type of chord

Answer 5

main chord of the piece

• at the beginning and end
• most stable chord

Question 6

consonance

Answer 6

release, resolution and stability

Question 7

dissonance

Answer 7

tension, conflict and instability

Question 8

key/tonality

• definition
• what gravitates towards it
• indicated by what

Answer 8

• central note, scale, chord in a piece, in relationship to which all other tones are heard
• music
• by letter name + major or minor

Question 9

Scale

• definition
• according to a…
• 2 types

Answer 9

• series of pitches arranged in order from low to high or high to low
• prescribed pattern
• major or minor

Question 10

Modulation

• definition
• example

Answer 10

• a change of key within the same piece

- from C minor to G major