Music - Melody - Appendix C

Anacrusis

an upbeat

Anticipation note

when a note of the next chord is played early, preparing for the intended pitch in the chord

Conjunct

stepwise

Disjunct

Angular

arpeggio (broken chord)

playing the notes of a chord one by one, ascending or descending

Triadic

A chord made up of three tones ( root, third and fifth)

Scalic

Ascending and descending

low pitch

low sound

high pitch

high sound

Range

The distance between the highest and lowest note an instrument can play

sequence

melodic phrase repeated at different levels of pitch

imitation

Repetition by one or more different voices of a phrase.

Repetition

A phrase/idea is repeated

Contrast

Difference between music

Leitmotif

a dominant or recurring theme or phrase of music

Octave

8 notes

Tone/Major 2nd

the distance between next door notes in a major scale (eg. C-D)

Major 3rd

4 semitones

Perfect 4th

5 semitones

Perfect 5th

7 semitones

Major 6th

9 semitones

Major 7th

11 semitones

Semitone

half step

Chromatic Movement

Moving in semitones

pentatonic

5 note

Blue notes

Notes that can sound "wrong"

Trill

A rapid alternation between two adjacent notes

Ornamentation

Decorated notes

Countermelody

secondary melody

Answering phrase

a short phrase in response to a previous one

Thematic

Relating to the theme of the motif or idea

Fanfare

A sounding of trumpets or other brass instruments