Texture and Melody - AoS3 0.0 / 5 ? MusicArea of Study 3 - MelodyGCSEAQA Created by: swebb99Created on: 15-03-16 14:14 Intervals Within the Octave The distance in pitch between 2 different notes in a scale. 1 of 23 Conjuct Melodies that move by step with a mix of upwards and downwards movements. 2 of 23 Disjunct A melody line that is full of leaps. 3 of 23 Triadic When the notes from the chord are being played successively in the melody line. 4 of 23 Scalic A melodic line that is built from scale patterns. 5 of 23 Arpeggio When the melody takes the 3 notes of a triad and plays them in a rising or descending order. 6 of 23 Passing Notes A note in a melody that connects 2 notes that are part of the harmony. 7 of 23 Acciaccaturas An ornament which is used to decorate or embellish a note. 8 of 23 Appoggiaturas A grace note known as the `leaning note` which delays the next notes of the melody and take half or more of the written value. 9 of 23 Blue Notes Notes found in jazz styles and some notes are played a semitone lower. 10 of 23 Diatonic A 7 note scale which has 5 tones and 2 semitones to arrive at the note an octave higher than where it started. 11 of 23 Chromatic A scale using all 12 notes of a piano keyboard. 12 of 23 Pentatonic A scale which only uses 5 notes. 13 of 23 Whole Tone A scale where every step from one note to the next is a whole tone. 14 of 23 Modal Music based around a major or minor scale and the mode is the seven note scale. 15 of 23 Sequence When a melodic phrase is immediately repeated at a different pitch. 16 of 23 Inversion When a tune is turned upside down. 17 of 23 Slide/Glissando/Portamento Sliding from one note to another. 18 of 23 Ornamentation The decoration or embellishment of the melodic line. 19 of 23 Ostinato A short rhythmic or melodic phrase that is repeated a number of times in succession. 20 of 23 Phrasing, Articulation Bringing character to a piece 21 of 23 Pitch Bend Notes played with a deliberate change of pitch 22 of 23 Improvisation When a musician invents new musical ideas on the spot during a performance. 23 of 23
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