Melody Flashcards by Rosie Williams

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Pitch

A

How high or low the note it

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Interval

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Distance between two notes eg. perfect 5th

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Motif

A

Part of a melody that repeats

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Range

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Difference between highest and lowest notes eg. The phrase has a large range

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Phrase

A

A musical sentence. A longer melodic idea.

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Hook / riff

A

Memorable phrase repeated throughout

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Step / conjunct

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Movement between adjacent notes

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Leap / disjunct

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Movement between notes which are not adjacent

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Scalic

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Movement using notes in scale order.

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Chromatic

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Movement using notes not in the key.

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Scale / mode

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Group of notes the melody is based on.

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Repetition

A

Repeat

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Sequence

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Repetition but starting on a different note

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Imitation

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Repetition across different instruments

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Variation

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Repetition, but the musical idea changes slightly

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Ostinato

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Constant repetition, bass line

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Inversion

A

Turn the melodic idea upside down

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Retrograde

A

Play melodic idea backwards