Melody

Question 1

What name is given to a horizontal succession of pitches.

Answer 1

Melody

Question 2

What relates to the extent of the notes used in a melody?

Answer 2

Range

Question 3

What is the name for a melody heard at the same time as the main melody.

Answer 3

countermelody

Question 4

What is the ‘height’ of sound called, as in high, middle or low ______ ?

Answer 4

register

Question 5

What name is given to a tuned sound?

Answer 5

Definite pitch

Question 6

What name is given to an untuned sound?

Answer 6

Indefinite pitch

Question 7

A string of notes getting higher in pitch is

Answer 7

Ascending

Question 8

A string of notes getting lower in pitch is

Answer 8

Descending

Question 9

The shape of the melody is called the

Answer 9

Melodic contour

Question 10

The extent of the notes used in a melody is called

Answer 10

Range

Question 11

The decoration of a melody with special features to add interest, such as a trill, mordent or glissando is called

Answer 11

Ornamentation

Question 12

What is the name for a repeated rhythmic pattern?

Answer 12

ostinato

Question 13

What is the name for a repeated melodic pattern?

Answer 13

Melodic ostinato

Question 14

Another word for melodic ostinatio, commonly used in rock or jazz is

Answer 14

Riff

Question 15

A _________ is a melodic fragment heard throughout a piece of music that helps to unify the piece.

Answer 15

Motif