pitch Flashcards
1
Q
PITCH: what are the three main branches?
A
- melody
- harmony
- tonality
2
Q
MELODY: range
A
- wide
- narrow
3
Q
MELODY: contour
A
- flatline
- angular/smooth
- hill
- valley
- ascending/descending
4
Q
MELODY: register
A
- low
- high
5
Q
MELODY: movement of notes
A
- steps
- skips
- leaps
6
Q
MELODY: melodic embellishments
A
- ornamentation
- melisma (voice)
- sequence
7
Q
HARMONY: accompaniment
A
- alberti bass
- figured bass
- block chords
- arpeggios
8
Q
HARMONY: harmonic rhythm
A
fast/slow changes
9
Q
HARMONY: harmonic features
A
- ostinato
- pedal point
10
Q
HARMONY: stable/unstable harmony
A
- dissonance
- consonance
11
Q
TONALITY: diatonic
A
- major
- minor
12
Q
TONALITY: scales
A
- whole tone
- chromatic
- blues
- pentatonic
13
Q
TONALITY: 20th century
A
- atonal
- 12 tone
- tonal centre
- modes (?)
- whole tone
