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Melody/Harmony Flashcards

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1
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Ascending

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Moving in an upward direction

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Descending

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Moving in a downward direction

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Step/Stepwise

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Moving by step to the note directly above or below

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Leap/Leaping

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Jumping between high notes and low notes

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Repetition

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Musical idea heard more than once in the exact same way by the same instrument/voice

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Sequence

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A pattern of notes repeated higher or lower

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Question

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An opening phrase in a melody

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Answer

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Reply to an opening phrase or musical answer

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Semitone

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The shortest distance in music / 1/2 a tone

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Tone

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An interval of 2 semitones

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Octave

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The distance of 8 notes

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Pitch Bend

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To slide up or down into a note. Often as guitarists bend strings or a trombone player slides between notes

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Ornament

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A decoration added to the melody using different or additonal notes

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Grace-Note

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A type of ornament played quickly before the note. Used mainly as decoration

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Glissando

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Rapid sliding up or down. Popular on Piano, Harp and Trombone

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Trill

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A rapid movement between two notes

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Scale

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A series of notes in order, often alphabetical. A scale made up of a pattern of tones and semitones

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Chromatic

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A scale built entirely on semitone

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Pentatonic Scale

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A scale based on 5 notes

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Whole Tone Scale

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A scale built entirely on tones`

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Atonal

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Music based on no particular key. Sounds dissonant an is hard to listen to

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Moduation

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A key change

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Syllabic

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One note to each syllable

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Melismatic

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Several notes sung to one syllable

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Scat Singing

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Nonsense words and sounds made up by a singer

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Tonality

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Whether the music is major or minor

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Major

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The music sounds bright and happy

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Minor

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The music sounds dull and sad

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Chord

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Two or more notes sounding/ played together

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Chord Change

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Moving from one chord to another

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Chord Progression

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A series of chords,forming the basis of most musical sections. Often called a chord pattern

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Chords I, IV, V + VI

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In a MAJOR key chords I IV and V are major, Chord VI is MINOR

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Dischord

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A chord in which certain notes clash producing an unpleasant sound

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Broken Chord

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Notes of the chord played seperately

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Apeggio

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Notes in the chord played one after another. Can spread beyond an octave

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Vamp

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A rythmic accompaniment with a bass note played on the strong beat and a chord played off the beat

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Cluster

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A group of notes played on a keyboard instrument with the palm of the hand, harsh to the ear

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Descant (voice)

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Another melody above the main tune

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Counter Melody

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A melody played against the main melody

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Contrary Motion

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Two parts moving in opposite directions

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Pedal

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A note which is continuously repeated in the bass part while the harmony changes over it

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Inverted Pedal

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A note which is held or repeated in the upper part while the harmony changes in the below it

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Perfect Cadence

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2 chords at the end of a phrase chord V to chord I the dominant to the tonic

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Drone

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One note held on or repeated in the bass. BAGPIPES

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Improvisation

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Music made up on the spot by the performer

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Imperfect Cadence

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2 chords at the end of a phrase. Chord I to chord V the tonic to dominant, sound/ feels unfinished

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