Melody Flashcards
A melody is a linear sequence of notes.
1
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What is an interval?
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The distance between two pitches.
2
Q
Conjunct
A
A melody that moves by step.
3
Q
Disjunct
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A melody which moves in leaps, using larger intervals than a 2nd.
4
Q
Chromatic
A
Chromatic harmony uses notes from outside the key to colour the chords.
5
Q
Arpeggios
A
Rising and falling melodies that use the notes of a chord.
6
Q
Broken Chords
A
The alternation of the first, third and fifth degrees of the scale.
7
Q
Scale
A
Set of notes ordered by increasing or decreasing
pitch.
8
Q
Diatonic melodies
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Based on major or minor scales
9
Q
Chromatic melodies
A
Include notes outside the key of music
10
Q
Atonal melodies
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Not based on any key or tonal centre
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