Melody/harmony Flashcards
Atonal
No feeling of key.
Chromatic
Notes which move by the interval of a semitone.
Cluster
A chord made of consecutive notes which clash.
Contrary motion
Two parts which move in opposite directions.
Countermelody
A melody played against the main melody.
Descant (voice)
A melody which is sung above the main melody usually high pitched.
Glissando
Sliding from one note to another.
Grace note
A type of ornament played as a quick, crushed note before the main note of a melody
Imperfect cadence
The last chord at the end of a phrase is V.
It sounds unfinished.
Inverted pedal
A note held, or repeated, in an upper part.
Melismatic
Vocal music where several notes are sung to each syllable.
Modulation
A change of key.
Perfect cadence
Chords V I at the end of a phrase.
It sounds finished.
Pitch bend
Changing the pitch of a note, for example, by pushing a guitar string upwards.
Semitone
The smallest distance between two notes.
