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Melody
The sequence of notes
Semitone
When the distance between two notes is half
Eg. (C&C#)
Tone
When the distance between two notes is one
Eg.(C&D)
Interval
The distance between notes in tones.
Unison (Type of Interval)
The distance between two notes is 0 tones (E.g C&C)
2nd (Type of Interval)
The difference between two notes is one tone
(E.g C&D)
3rd (Type of Interval)
When the difference between two notes is two tones
E.g (C&E)
4th (Type of Interval)
When the distance between two notes is three tones
(E.g C&F)
5th (Type of Interval)
When the difference between two notes is four tones
(E.g C&G)
6th (Type of Interval)
When the difference between two notes is 5 tones
(E.g C&A)
7th (Type of Interval)
When the difference between two notes is six tones
(E.g C&B)
Octave (Type of Interval)
When the difference between two notes is seven tones (Same note but higher)
E.g (C&C)
Conjunct
When a melody moves in intervals with a short distance.
Disjunct
When a melody moves in intervals with a larger distance
Chromatic
When notes from outside the key are used (semi-tonal movement)
Arpeggio
Rising and Falling melody
Broken Chord
When an incomplete chord is played
Diatonic
When the melody is mainly based on a minor or major key
Atonal
When the melody isn’t based on a key
Imitation
When one instrument copies another
Riff/Ostinato
When there is a repeated pattern of notes.
Sequence
Same phrase at a higher or lower pitch
Pitch Bend
Bending the pitch
Glissando
When you ascend or descend notes quickly
Melisma
When a lot of notes are used to sing a single syllable
Descending
When the notes sung or played are going down
Ascending
When the notes that are sung go up
Ornaments
When notes are added to decorate a melody
Mordent (Type of Ornament)
When a note is played then the note above is played and tou return to the original note
Trill (Type of Ornaments)
When there is a rapid change in two notes
Turn
A short deccoration
Acciacatura/Scotch Snap/Grace Note
When there is a crushed note (small) above the main note but doesn't change the value of the main note
Appogiatura
When a small note is above the main note but changes the value of the main note
Note 
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