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Melody
Succession of single pitches as a recognizable whole. Main line or tune. (Horizontal,tune,theme)
contour
Overall shape
Ascending
Increasing pitch
Descending
Decreasing pitch
Static
Having no motion or change
range
span between the lowest and the highest note; span of pitches
Narrow, medium, wide
interval
distance between two pitches
conjunct
a melody that moves in small, connected intervals
Disjunct
disjointed or disconnected melody with many leaps
Phrases
a unit of meaning within a larger structure
Cadences
phrases end in resting places
Countermelody
One melody added over another to create tone. Work together to from harmony
Rhyme Scheme
the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse; Ex: abba, abab, etc.
Climax
the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.
Binary form
A-B
Ternary form
A-B-A
Wide range
there is a great distance between the highest and lowest pitches heard.
Narrow range
the distance between the highest and lowest pitches is relatively small.
Medium range
Regular
antecedent
The first phrase kind of unfinished.( question)
Consequent
Completion of antecedent phrase. (Answer)
