Pitch and Melody Vocabulary Flashcards

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Pitch

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The highness and/or lowness of a given sound

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Frequency, Cycles per second, Hertz

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Scientific ways of measuring and describing pitch in sounds

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Melody

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A sequence of pitches that describes an idea in sound

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Interval

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The distance between two pitches

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Melodic Contour

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The shape of a melody, as its pitches rise and fall. Often represented in a line diagram

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Conjunct Melody

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A melody that moves in mainly stepwise motion

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Disjunct Melody

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A melody that moves in mainly skipping intervalic motion

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Scale

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An organization of pitches in a linear ascending or descending pattern

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Key

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The concept that music is organized with specific pitches and scales being the main organizing factor for sounds

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Tunefulness

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When a melody is memorable, easy to sing, and catchy

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Theme

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A main melodic idea that also serves as a cornerstone idea for organizing the complete piece of music

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Motive

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A small melodic idea, often used in variations throughout a composition

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