Reading Quiz 3 Flashcards
What is a scale?
A limited number of fixed pitches used to make music.
What is the term for the distance, or difference in highness and lowness between any two pitches?
An interval
What is an octave?
The interval between two pitches that seem to “duplicate” one another
The diatonic scale uses
A set of seven pitches within an octave.
The chromatic scale uses
A set of twelve pitches within an octave
What is the smallest interval in regular use in Western music
The half step
An organized series of pitches played in a certain rhythm , and usually having an emotional character.
Melody
What is a motive
A distinctive, easily recognizable fragment of a melody that is used repeatedly in a long composition.
Melodies and tunes tend to fall naturally into smaller sections
Phrases
When one phrase is low and the next phrase is high, or one phrase is long and the next phrase is shot, they can be called,
Contrasting phrases
When two phrases have the same notes but different words, or the same rhythm but different notes, they can be called
Parallel phrases
When the same phrase occurs at two or more different pitch levels successively it is called
A sequence
The distinct high point of tune is called
The climax
A stopping or pausing place is called
A cadence
The whole step or whole tone is the equivalent of
Two half steps.
