Melody
A succession of single pitches, recognizable whole, cohesive thought. A tune.
What is a melody?
Basic unit of rhythm; Regular pulse divided into equal segments
What is the beat?
Denotes the volume. Examples are soft (piano) and loud (forte)
What are dynamics?
One line of music without accompaniment
What is monophony?
The sound of these instruments is produced from tightly stretched membranes. Drums are an example.
What are membranophones?
A unit within larger structure of melody
What is a phrase?
Organizes groups of beats (duple and triple are examples)
What is meter?
Three or more notes sounded together
What is a chord?
The main melodic idea used as building block in construction of a larger work
What is a theme?
The sound on these instruments are produced from vibrating string stretched between two points
What are chordophones?
The distance between lowest and highest notes
What is range?
First accented beat of each pattern
What is a downbeat?
This lowers a tone by a half step
A three-part form that includes a statement, departure, and return of original statement
What is ternary form (A-B-A)?
These ranges include Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass
What are vocal ranges?
A melody that moves by small, connected intervals
What is a conjunct melody?
Three beats per measure (ONE, two, three)
What is triple meter?
Rate of speed of the music
What is the tempo?
This texture consists of a melody with harmonies/chords that support and enhance principal line
What is homophony?
The sound on these instruments is produced by air. The flute is an example.
What are aerophones?
Tone color, distinct sound quality
What is timbre?
Accents shifted to offbeats
What is syncopation?
Pieces created spontaneously in performance
What is improvisation?
Contains the same melody with each stanza of text
What is a strophic melody?
The sound on these instruments is produced from the substance itself. They may be struck, scraped, shaken, plucked, etc.
What are idiophones?