Melodic Features (Junior Cert Music): Flashcards

Series of pitches played one after another to create a tune

Contour

Same pitch used several times in succession

Pitches move from one note to next by one step up or down

Notes skip/jump to a pitch more than one note away

Pitches moving upwards from one note to the next

Pitches moving downwards from one note to the next

Short, memorable musical idea repeated & developed in a piece

Instrumental music to express emotion, mood, character or nature

Distance between lowest & highest note in a melody

Notes far apart (e.g. more than an octave)

Short idea repeated at higher or lower pitch each time

Rapid alternation between a note & the one just above it

Slide/rapid run from one note to another through all notes