melody Flashcards
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Melody
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A group of notes of various pitches,which are played one after another. Together they make a tune
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Conjunct
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When notes are beside each other
3
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Disjunct
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When notes are further apart from each other/a larger interval between notes
4
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Lyrical
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A piece of music where lyrics can comfortably fit into the melody. It’s usually smooth
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Chromatic
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Uses notes from outside the scale
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Diatonic
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Uses notes from within the scale
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Pentatonic
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A melody that uses 5 notes
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Syllabic
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When the words are set, one note per syllable
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Melismatic
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When the words are set with many notes per syllable
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Repetition
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When something repeats itself
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Sequence
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A type of repetition where the melody is repeated in a different pitch. the pitch can ascend or descend
