Music (Melody) (Core) Flashcards
Arpeggio
A melodic pattern, where notes of a chord are played one after the other (same as a broken chord)
Blue notes
A note that is sung or played deliberately flat (lower) for expressive effect
Blues scale
A scale used in blues, jazz, rock and other styles. C Blues scale = C, Eb, F, F#, G, Bb, C. It has a “blue” minor third and minor seventh, and an augmented fourth
Broken chord
A melodic pattern where notes of a chord are played one after another. Same as arpeggio.
Chromatic
(A) Moving by semitones. (B) Using notes that don’t belong to the key.
Conjunct
In a melody, notes moving by step from one to the next.
Diatonic
Using only notes that belong to the scale. The opposite of chromatic.
Disjunct
In a melody, notes moving by more than one step from one note the next.
Grace note
A melodic ornament. A very short note just before the main note.
Melody
The tune
Pitch
How high or low a note is, e.g. the difference between a C and a G
Scale
The list of notes that a piece uses. Shown in ascending or descending order, moving by step.
Scalic
In a melody, moving by step, up and down a scale. (Same as conjunct & stepwise)
Semitone
The smallest possible interval between two notes, e.g. F-F#
Step
Movement between two next door notes in a scale, e.g, C-D or F#-G a step can be either a tone or a semitone.
Stepwise
In a melody, moving by step, i.e. to the next door note.
Syllabic
In a sung melody, where each syllable of the text is set to one note (the opposite of melismatic).
Triadic
In a melodic pattern, where notes of a triad are played, one after the other.
