Concepts - Melody/Harmony Flashcards
stepwise
moving to the not directly above or below
leaping
jumping between high and low notes
what note is one semitone above C?
C sharp
what is a tone
two semitones
pitch bend
to slide up or down into a note
ornament
a decoration added to the melody using different or additional notes
grace note
ornament played quickly before a note
glissando
rapid sliding up or down of notes
chromatic scale
a scale which goes up through semitones
pentatonic scale
scale based on 5 notes
whole tone scale
a scale built entirely on tones
modulation
change of key
syllabic
one note for each syllable
melismatic
several notes to one syllable
tonality
whether a piece is major, minor or atonal
in a major key which chords are major and minor?
in a major key chord 1, 4 and 5 are major and chord 6 is minor
discord
a chord in which certain notes clash
cluster
a group of notes played on piano with the palm of the hand
