Melody

• Melody - a series of musical tones perceived as constituting a meaningful whole
• Melody - a succession of single sounds arranged in an effective manner
• Melody - most expressive element in music, possibly because the first melody instrument was the human voice
• Propeties of Melody

  • Rhythm
  • Dimension
  • Range
  • Direction
  • Register
  • Progression
• Dimension - may be short or extended
• The range of a melody may be narrow, moderate,/wide
• Range - pitch distance form the lowest to the highest note
• Melody has direction. It may be ascending/descending.
• Ascending Melody - create a feeling of tension, energy/excitement
• Descending Melody - creates a feeling of repose, loss of energy,/relaxation
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  A) Ascending

  B) Descending

  C) Angular

  D) Static

  E) Arch

  F) Wave

  
• Melody can be in a high, medium/low register depending on the voice/instrument used. It may transfer from one register to another.
• Register - part of the total compass of an instrument/voice that has qualities distinct from the other parts of this range
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  A) Step

  B) Skip

  C) Repeat

  
• Progression - refers to the intervals between the tones
• Melodies may move in repeated tones, by steps, skips/leaps.
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  A) Conjunct ascending

  B) Conjunct descending

  
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  A) Disjunct ascending

  B) Disjunct descending

  
• Step - notes are next to each other in the scale
• Skip - notes are 2 steps apart
• Leap - notes are more than a skip apart
• Repeat - exact same note is played
• Step - up/down 1
• Skip - up/down to the next space/line
• Leap - jump to a farther away spot
• Repeat - stay in the same spot
• Melody in Music

  • Ornamentation
  • Instrumentation
  • Contour
  • Motion
  • Range
  • Register
  • Articulation
  • Phrasing
• Ornamentation - fancy parts of the melody
• Instrumentation - instrument/voice that performs the melody
• Contour - shape of the melody
• Motion - direction of the melody in steps/leaps
• Range - distance between the lowest and highest note of the melody
• Register - height of the melody described as low/high
• Articulation - way the melody is performed
• Phrasing - shorter sections that combine to make up the melody as a whole