Melody 1.2
A pentatonic scale has ____ notes?
5
How many letters of the alphabet are used to label pitch in music?
7
Grand Staff
A combination of the treble and bass clefs with the pitch middle C between them. It is the music piano players read
Theme
A melody that serves as a basis for a composition or a section of a composition
Pentatonic scale
A scale containing five notes common in African, Eastern, Native American, and 20th/21st century style music
Chromatic Scale
A scale that uses all twelve pitches comprised of only half step intervals
Phrase
An incomplete melodic idea, and the length of a phrase can vary but it is often four measures long
Melody
An organized succession of pitches that seem to belong together.
Leap
Any interval larger than a whole step
What is a leap when talking about intervals?
Any interval larger than a whole step
Key
Defined by the tonic and the scale (ex. major or minor) from which it's pitches are drawn
Bass Clef
F clef is used for lower pitches with two dots on either side of the line that represents F
What sign indicates that the original pitch has been lowered by one half step?
Flat
Treble clef
G clef that is used for higher pitches and the curl circles around the line that represents the G
The smallest interval possible between any two pitches in traditional Western music is called what?
Half step
Modal scales
Having to do with the modes in which Gregorian chants were sung or music based on those Gregorian modes
What is the Treble clef used for?
Higher pitches
When discussing pitch, higher frequency of vibrations results in a _________ pitch, while a lower frequency results in a __________ pitch
Higher, lower
What is a phrase?
Incomplete melodic idea
Whole step
Is equal to two half steps
Interval
Is the aural and visual distance between two pitches
Contour
Is the visual and auditory "shape" of the melodic line
Short extra lines used for pitches that don't fall within the staff are called what?
Ledger lines
The modern musical staff is consists of 5 _____ and 4 _______
Lines, spaces
What is the Bass clef used for?
Lower pitches
A _______ is an organized succession of pitches that seem to belong together.
Melody
A short musical idea that is the shortest portion of a theme is called what?
Motive
An ______ is the interval between two pitches that have frequencies in a 2:1 ratio.
Octave
The interval distance between the lowest pitch and the highest pitch of the melody is called the _______.
Range
Pitch
Refers to the relative highness or lowness of a sound
Whole tone scale
A scale that uses only whole step intervals, resulting in a scale of six notes between octaves
Movement
A self-contained section of a larger work, typically separated from adjacent movements by a pause and differing in various musical elements
Scale
A sequence of pitches arranged in ascending or descending order
Diatonic Scale
A set of pitches which exists within a given key or tonal center
Sharp
A sign that indicate that the original pitch has been raised by one half step.
Flat
A sign that indicates that the original pitch has been lowered by one half step
Staff
A system of lines and spaces representing the various pitches. The modern musical staff is comprised of 5 lines and 4 spaces.
Motive
A very short melodic, harmonic, or rhythmic pattern that is easily remembered and unifies a composition.
What is a scale?
Sequence of pitches arranged in ascending or descending order
What sign indicates that the original pitch has been raised by one half step?
Sharp
Ledger lines
Short, extra lines that can extend the musical staff upward or downward. They are used for pitches that don't fall within the staff.
Octave
The interval between two pitches that have frequencies in a 2:1 ratio, are octave apart, and share the same letter name
Range
The interval distance between the lowest pitch and the highest pitch of a melody or a given vocal or instrumental part.
Clef
The key, or guide, to knowing what pitches the lines and spaces of a musical staff represent
What is a clef?
The key, or guide, to knowing what pitches the lines and spaces represent.
Composer
The person who crafts music by coming up with an idea and writing it down
Tonic pitch
The primary pitch of a scale or key
Half step
The smallest interval possible between any two pitches in traditional Western music
A ________ is a melody that serves as a basis for a composition or a section of a composition.
Theme
The primary pitch of a scale or key is called the ________? A scale begins and ends on this.
Tonic pitch
