Music 'MELODY' Key words test Flashcards
1
Q
Conjunct
A
When the melody is mainly moving in step
2
Q
Disjunct
A
Moving in leaps
3
Q
Ornaments
A
Decorations of the melody
4
Q
Give 3 examples of ornaments
A
Trills, mordents and grace notes
5
Q
Ostinato/riff
A
Repeating melody
6
Q
Scalic
A
Moving up and down the notes of a scale
7
Q
Sequence
A
Repeating a melody at a different pitch
8
Q
Chromatic
A
Music that uses notes which aren.t in the key of the music
9
Q
Diatonic
A
Uses just the notes from the key (opposite of chromatic)
10
Q
Triadic
A
Using three notes of a triad
11
Q
Range
A
Lowest note to highest note
12
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Tessitura
A
The range in a certain point in a piece of music
