Music 15 - Ch. 1 Melody

Front 1

Melody

Back 1

Coherent succession of single pitches; the line in music, a concept shared by all cultures

Groves - defined as pitched sounds arranged in musical time in accordance with given cultural conventions and constraints, represents a universal human phenomenon traceable to prehistoric times

Front 2

Frequency

Back 2

Determines pitch, vibrations per second. Can be high or low.

Front 3

Range

Back 3

A characteristic of melody

Distance between melody's highest and lowest tone (pitch and duration)

Narrow
Medium
Wide

Front 4

Shape

Back 4

A characteristic of melody

Direction melody takes. Like line graph; can be ascending or decending, arch, or wave-like, or static.

Front 5

Conjunct and disjunct movement

Back 5

A characteristic of melody

The interval melody moves from pitch to pitch.

C - Small intervals, joined, connected manner.

D - Disjointed disconnected, spaced intervals.

Single melody can move between the two.

Front 6

Phrase

Back 6

Structure of melody

As in language, denotes a unit of meaning within a larger structure.

Front 7

Cadence

Back 7

Structure of melody

Resting place of phrase. Punctuates music like comma or period. Can sound like there is more to come or give the feeling of closure.

Where singer or musician pauses to draw a breath.

Front 8

Rhyme scheme

Back 8

Structure of melody

Describes the similarity in sound of the lat syllables in each line.

Front 9

Countermelody

Back 9

Structure of melody

Literally, "against a melody"

Music that features simultaneous melodies. Relative importance of one over the other is clear.