Key Words - Pitch And Melody

Question 1

Pitch Letters

Answer 1

A - G

Question 2

Sharp

Answer 2

Semitone higher

Question 3

Flat

Answer 3

Semitone lower

Question 4

Octave

Answer 4

12 semitones apart

Question 5

Range

Answer 5

Highest to lowest note on an instrument

Question 6

Register

Answer 6

Tonal quality of instrument or voice at different pitches

Question 7

Diatonic keys

Answer 7

Music that sticks to the notes of one key

Question 8

Tonic

Answer 8

Key note

Question 9

Sub dominant

Answer 9

4th note of a scale

Question 10

Dominant

Answer 10

5th note of a scale

Question 11

Blues scale

Answer 11

A jazz scale in which the third and seventh notes are blue notes

Question 12

Blue notes

Answer 12

A note bent downwards by a semitone during performance

Question 13

Pentatonic

Answer 13

5 note scale

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th degrees of major scale

Question 14

Slendro and pelog

Answer 14

A five note and seven note scale respectively

Question 15

Raga

Answer 15

Indian scale, basis of improvisation

Question 16

Series / note row

Answer 16

The order of the twelve chromatic notes as used in serial music

Question 17

Conjunct

Answer 17

Melody going up or down by one note

Question 18

Leap

Answer 18

Movement by intervals of more than one note

Question 19

Scalic

Answer 19

A melodic passage moving by step

Question 20

Chromatic

Answer 20

Use of all semitones in scale and opposite of diatonic

Question 21

Glissando

Answer 21

Slide up or down a series of notes

Question 22

Disjunct

Answer 22

Big gaps between notes in a melody

Question 23

Triadic

Answer 23

Playing notes of the triad only

Question 24

Rise / fall

Answer 24

When notes go higher / lower

Question 25

Sequence

Answer 25

Same pattern repeated up and down