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Musicmelody

Explore key concepts in melody, including motifs, counterpoint, scales, and musical phrases. This summary covers essential music theory elements such as pitch, range, and melodic devices, providing a comprehensive understanding for students studying music composition and theory.

Essential Melody Concepts

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Hope Yeghnazar

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Music: Melody key knowledge

Music fundamentals

A short melodic or
rhythmic idea
A second melody played at the
same time as the main theme.
The difference between the lowest
sounding note to the highest
sounding note in a peice of music.
When the music moves in semitones
(like a chromatic scale)
An initial idea
(questioning phrase)
balanced by a second
idea (answering
phrase).
Repetion of a musical
idea at a higher or
lower pitch.
When musical ideas are
repeated.
A musical anouncement
based on the pitches of
a chord.
Question and answer
phrases
Major
Minor (up to four sharps
and flats)
Pentatonic
When notes of a chord
are played seperately
and in succession.
Countermelody
Blues
Stepwise movement in
a melody (scalic)
Motif
Range
Chromatic
Musical movement that
uses the notes of a triad
Sequence
Repetition
Fanfare
Types of scales
Conjunct
Arpeggio/ broken chord
Triadic
Melody
Anacrusis
Leitmotif
Pitch
Ornaments
Pentatonic
Theme
Imitation
Contrast
Blue notes
Intervals
Disjunct
The note or notes that come before the first strong beat. The 'up-beat'
A recurring musicalidea representing
a person, place, feeling.
Wether the musical notes are
high, middle-sounding or low
Used to decorate the
music
Main musical idea in a
peice of music
When there is some
type of difference in the
music
A musical scale based on 5 notes.
The flattened notes in a
blues scale
When a musical idea is copied in another part (could also be by
another instrument, at a higher/lower pitch etc)
The distance between 2
pitches
When melodic
movement includes lots
of leaps or intervals.
Anticipation chord
Trill
Mordent
Pentatonic melody
Turn
When a note of the next chord in
played early, preparing for the
intended pitch in the chord.
Melody based on a 5
note scale

Music: Melody key knowledge

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