melody

Question 1

conjunct

Answer 1

stepwise movement

Question 2

disjunct

Answer 2

larger leaps

Question 3

scalic

Answer 3

ascending or descending within a scale

Question 4

interval

Answer 4

distance between two notes

Question 5

chromatic/accidentals

Answer 5

notes that dont belong to a key

Question 6

ostinato

Answer 6

repeated pattern

Question 7

sequence

Answer 7

repeated pattern at a higher or lower pitch

Question 8

riff/motif

Answer 8

a short, repeated pattern often in bass part

Question 9

imitation

Answer 9

a section of music that is copied by another part or instrument

Question 10

pitch names

Answer 10

treble clef
bass clef
alto clef

Question 11

pentatonic

Answer 11

5 note scale

Question 12

melisma

Answer 12

more than one note per syllable

Question 13

syllabic

Answer 13

one note per syllable

Question 14

phrase length

Answer 14

length of melodic conversation

Question 15

upper mordent

Answer 15

playing initial note then swiftly moving one note up then back down again

Question 16

lower mordents

Answer 16

playing initial note then swiftly moving one note down then back to the starting note

Question 17

appoggiatura

Answer 17

smaller note written above to add unexpectation

Question 18

trill

Answer 18

moving quickly between notes

Question 19

tremolo

Answer 19

moving rapidly between notes

Question 20

ornamentation

Answer 20

decorating the notes (mordents, trills, appoggiaturas etc)

Question 21

word painting

Answer 21

where the music reflects the lyrics