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GCSE Music - Melody
WJEC MELODY terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anacrucis | The 'up beat' start to a melody line. |
| Conjunct | A melody line that moves by stepwise motion, also called Scalic. |
| Disjunct | A melody line that moves using intervals of a 3rd or more. |
| Arpeggio | A chord played as a series of separate notes, either going upwards or downwards. |
| Scalic | Melody line moving by step. Next door neighbour notes, also called Conjunct. |
| Low / High Pitch | How the sound appears to us! |
| Instrument Range | Normally from the lowest note an instrument can play to it's highest. |
| Sequence | A pattern of notes that are repeated using the same intervals, but starting a note higher each time (rising) or lower (falling). |
| Imitation | Copying a melody in a different part and played after the first. |
| Repetition | Taking a melodic idea and repeating it. |
| Contrast | Changes to the melody through various means to maintain the listener's interest. |
| Leitmotif | A musical theme given to a particular idea or main character of an opera. |
| Octave | An interval of 8 notes i.e. D3 to D4 etc. |
| Tone / Major 2nd | An interval of 2 semitones. i.e C - C# 1 semitone C#-D 1 semitone: Therefore C-D is a Tone |
| Perfect 4th | An interval of 4 notes i.e. A to D. Called Perfect because it cannot be heard as either major or minor in tonality without adding another note. |
| Perfect 5th | An interval of 5 notes i.e. E to B. Called Perfect because it cannot be heard as either major or minor in tonality without adding another note. |
| Major 6th | An interval of 6 notes i.e. F to D. |
| Major 7th | An interval of 7 notes. The 7th note is a SEMITONE lower than the keynote of the scale. i.e. In C major 'B' is the 7th note. |
| Semitone | The smallest space (interval) between two pitches in Western Music. i.e. F to F# or A to Ab etc. |
| Microtone | Intervals of LESS than a semitone. Most often heard in non Western music or Electronic music. |
| Chromatic movement | Moving in either direction by semitones. |
| Pentatonic | A FIVE note scale. e.g A C D E G Often found in folk music |
| Blue notes | The flattened 3rd, 5th and 7th of a scale used in Blues Music |
| Trill / ornament | Rapidily changing between two notes of either a semitone or tone apart. e.g. cdcdcdcdcdcdcdc or ag#ag#ag#ag#ag#a |
| Countermelody | A melody that plays against another melody line. If heard ABOVE the melody line can be called a DESCANT |
| Answering phrase | A short phrase of music that responds to a Question phrase. It can often use the same rhythm but with different melody notes. |
| Thematic | A THEME is amusical idea, usually a melody that plays an important role in a piece of music. When melodies develop from a theme they are THEMATICALLY linked. |
| Fanfare | A fanfare is a short musical flourish that is typically played by trumpets or other brass instruments, often accompanied by percussion. |
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