Melody

Question 1

What pattern does the male voice sample follow?

Answer 1

ABCB pattern

The male vocal melody for the line ‘Why does my heart feel so bad’ ascends then descends across a small range: a third, from A to C to B to G, reflecting the rise and fall in a person’s tone when asking a question

Question 2

Recognise male voice sample

Answer 2

‘Why does my heart___ feel__ so bad?___

Why does my soul___ feel__ so bad?___’

Question 3

What type of scale does the female voice sample follow?

Answer 3

Pentatonic scale

Question 4

Recognise female voice sample

Answer 4

‘These__open___doors____’

Question 5

Is the female voice sample syllabic or melismatic?

Answer 5

Melismatic

Question 6

Which instrument creates the descending countermelody, and how is is created?

Answer 6

Synth strings and piano

Off beat is accented

Using step-down notes C-B-A

It engages in call and response with the main vocal melody

Question 7

Piano melody

Answer 7

The piano melody is very repetitive, only varying to become more syncopated later in the piece.