melody Flashcards
1
Q
conjunct
A
stepwise movement
2
Q
disjunct
A
larger leaps
3
Q
scalic
A
ascending or descending within a scale
4
Q
interval
A
distance between two notes
5
Q
chromatic/accidentals
A
notes that dont belong to a key
6
Q
ostinato
A
repeated pattern
7
Q
sequence
A
repeated pattern at a higher or lower pitch
8
Q
riff/motif
A
a short, repeated pattern often in bass part
9
Q
imitation
A
a section of music that is copied by another part or instrument
10
Q
pitch names
A
treble clef
bass clef
alto clef
11
Q
pentatonic
A
5 note scale
12
Q
melisma
A
more than one note per syllable
13
Q
syllabic
A
one note per syllable
14
Q
phrase length
A
length of melodic conversation
15
Q
upper mordent
A
playing initial note then swiftly moving one note up then back down again
