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pitch
the highness or lowness of a particular sound
range
the distance between the highest and lowest notes of a melody
interval
the distance between any two pitches
conjunct
melodies that contain mostly stepwise direction
disjunct
melodies that contain many leaps and changes of direction
motive
a short melodic or rhythmic fragment used to build a melody
phrase
a unit of melody that comprises a complete musical thought, much like a sentence
period
a basic building block that is used to create larger forms
generally eight measures long, with two phrases
sequence
repetition of a short musical phrase at another pitch
