Melody

Question 0

Disjunct

Answer 0

Moves in leaps

Question 1

Conjunct

Answer 1

Moves by step

Question 2

Broken chord/Triadic

Answer 2

Uses only notes from a chord (e.g. C, E and G if triadic based on chord of C)

Question 3

Diatonic

Answer 3

Only uses notes from the key

Question 4

Chromatic

Answer 4

Based on notes in the chromatic scale

Question 5

Ascending

Answer 5

Notes going up

Question 6

Descending

Answer 6

Notes going down

Question 7

Retrograde

Answer 7

Melody played backwards

Question 8

Interval of a semitone

Answer 8

Sounds like Jaws, e.g. C-C#

Question 9

Interval of a tone or major second

Answer 9

Step, e.g. C-D

Question 10

Interval of a Major Third

Answer 10

Sounds like start of ‘O When the Saints’ e.g. C-E

Question 11

Interval of a Minor Third

Answer 11

Sounds like start of Greensleves e.g. C- E flat

Question 12

Interval of a Perfect Fourth

Answer 12

Start of Away in Manger (C - F)

Question 13

Interval of a Perfect Fifth

Answer 13

Start of ET theme e.g. C - G

Question 14

Interval of an Octave

Answer 14

Start of Over the Rainbow (e.g. C to next C up on keyboard)

Question 15

Repetition

Answer 15

Same note heard again

Question 16

Ostinato/riff

Answer 16

Short repeated pattern

Question 17

Sequence

Answer 17

A melodic device where a short idea is repeated either up a note (ascending sequence) or down a note (descending sequence) each time

Question 18

Trill

Answer 18

Type of ornamentation which rapidly alternates between notes

Question 19

Crush note/acciaccatura

Answer 19

Very short note played just before main note

Question 20

Blue note

Answer 20

Chromatically altered note in jazz/blues music