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What is melody defined by?

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Pitch and duration.

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What is a Melody?

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Succession of single tones or pitches perceived by the mind as unity.

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What is Pitch?

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The highness or lowness of a tone.

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Duration

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The amount of time in which a note is held.

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What are the three characteristics of a melody?

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Range, contour and movement.

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Range

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Distance between the lowest and highest notes. (Narrow, medium, and wide)

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Contour

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Overall shape of the melody (outline)

Ascending, descending, wave or static.

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Movement

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The relationship to each pitch to the others that precede or follow it (conjunct-small intervals) ( disjunct-many leaps)

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Phrases

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The units that make up a melody

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Cadences

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Resting place after the phrase

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Rhythm

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The movement if music in time

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Beat

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The regular pulse found in music.

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Meter

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The organizing patterns of rhythmic pulses Time Signature

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Duple Meter (Metrical Pattern)

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2 Beats per measure

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Triple Meter (Metrical Pattern)

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3 beats per measure

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Quadruple Meter (Metrical Pattern)

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4 beats per measure

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Interval

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The distant from one pitch to the next

Ex. C to D is a 2nd, C to E is a 3rd)

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Chord

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Three or more tones sounded together

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Triad

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Three note chord

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Harmony

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simultaneous sounding of notes to form chords and the progression from one chord to the next

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Scale

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series of pitches in ascending or descending order

•Ex. C Major Scale - C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C

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Octave

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An interval of 8 notes apart

•Ex. C to the next C on the piano is an octave

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Consonance

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a combination of tones that produces a pleasing sound

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Dissonance

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combination of tones that produces a harsh

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Half Step

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the smallest interval used

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Whole Step

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two half steps equals a whole step

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Chromatic Scale

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made up of twelve half steps

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Major Scale

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created by the pattern W-W-H-W-W-W-H

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Minor Scale

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created by the pattern W-H-W-W-H-WW

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Diatonic

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Melody or harmony built from the seven tones of a major or minor scale

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Scale Degrees

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The names of each note on the scale

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Tonic (I)

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The first note of the scale that serves as a point of rest

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Subdominant(IV)

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The fourth note on a scale

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Dominant

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The fifth note of the scale. “feeling of restlessness and needs to resolve to tonic

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Texture

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The interweaving of the melodic lines with harmony in music

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Types of textures

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Monophonic
Homophonic
Polyphonic
Heterophonic
Improv and Imitation
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Monophonic

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Melodic line with no accomaniment

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Homophonic

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Melody plus accompaniment

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Polyphonic

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2 independant melodic lines combined

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Heterophonic

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Two or more voices that elaborate the same melody simultaneously. often results in improvisation

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Improvisation

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Music that is created on the spot

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Imitation

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Melodic idea presented in one voice and then restated in another

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Form

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Structure and design of a piece of music based on repition, variation and contrast

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Repetition

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Resating a passage or section in a piece of music

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Variation

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altering a pre existing musical idea in a piece of music

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Contrast

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Use of opposing musical elements to emphasize difference and variety

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Types of Forms

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Strophic
Binary
Ternary

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Strophic

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Strong structure in which the same music is repeated with every stanza of the poem

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Binary

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Two part form (A-B)

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Ternary

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Three part form (A-B-A)

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Theme

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The melodic idea used as a basic building block in the construction of a composition

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Sequence

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A melody or motive that can be restated at a different pitch level

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Motive

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A melody or theme that can be broken into smaller melodies

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Tempo

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Rate of speed or pace of the music. Tempo markings indicate the pace of the music

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Largo ( tempo marking)

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very slow

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adagio (tempo marking)

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Quite slow

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andante (tempo marking)

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a walking pace

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moderato (tempo marking)

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Moderate

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allegro (tempo marking)

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fast

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Dynamics

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Levels of loudness or softness in music

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Piano (p) ( Dynamic Marking)

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soft

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mezzo forte (mf) (dynamic marking)

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moderatley soft

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forte (f) (dynamic marking)

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loud

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crescendo

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Growing Louder<

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decresendo

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growing softer >

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