Melody Key words Flashcards
a melody which moves mostly in steps
Conjunct
A melody that moves mostly in leaps
Disjunct
a melody based in the motes of a triad
Triadic
Following the scale but missing one note
Arpeggio
a chord in which the notes are played successively.
Broken chord
A melody played following scale patterns
scalic
A blip note
Acciacaturas
a weaping note
Appogiaturas
A note that passes a gap of a third
Passing Note
a minor interval where a major would be expected, used especially in jazz
Blue note
A melody which only uses notes from the key
Diatonic
A note which is not part of the scale
Chromatic
World music melodies
Modal
Melody using a five word scale
Pentatonic
a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength.
Whole tone
A bit of a melody that is repeated higher or lower
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