Melody / Harmony Flashcards

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Repetition

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Repetition

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Sequence

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Phrase repeated higher or lower than the original phrase

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Question and Answer

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I saw a bird- I saw a bird

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Repetition

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Repetition

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5
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Drone

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Bagpipes pedal

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6
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Change of key

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Modulation

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Pedal

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Long low not held while the chords/melody above it change

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8
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Pentatonic

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A scale of 5 notes, often Scottish music

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9
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Vamp

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Oom cha oom cha

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10
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Scat singing

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Nonsense words in a jazz style

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11
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Imperfect cadence

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That last chord at the end of the phrase is V
Sounds unfinished

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12
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Perfect cadence

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V - 1 at the end of the phrase
Sounds finished

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13
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Inverted pedal

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A held note which the chords below it change

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14
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Whole tone scale

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Sounds like fairies
Dream like

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15
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Contrary motion

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Moving up and down the instrument at the same time

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16
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Countermelody

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Extra melody below the tune
Opposite of a descant

17
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Modulation

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Change of key

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Glissando

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Slide down an instrument

19
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Syllabic

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One syllable counts for one note
La la la la la la

20
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Melismatic

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One syllable counts for multiple notes, often an opera
Laaa aaa a a a

21
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Descant

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An extra melody during a hymn

22
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Atonal

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No key, unsettling, on edge

23
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Mode / modal

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A little wrong, often Celtic music
eg. Greensleeves

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Relative major /minor

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Major to minor down or up 3 notes

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Interval
Ignore the sharps and flats Always numbers
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Obbligato
Have to have it, obliged, an extra melody that has to be there
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Acciaccatura
Type of grace note
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Mordent
Note, note below, note again Ornament
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Plagal cadence
IV to I , less strong, gentle Less bold, not as good
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Interrupted cadence
V to VI fishes in opposite tonality Interrupted, taken by surprise
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Tierce de picardi
Minor tune finishing on a major chord
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Dominant 7th
Chord with the 7th note added and flattened
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Diminished triad
Chord and the top 2 notes flattened
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Added 6th
Chord with the 6th note added
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Harmonic minor scale
Sounds like Aladdin
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Melodic minor scale
Going up happy, going down sad
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Tonality
Major or minor Major - happy Minor - sad