Melodic Features (Junior Cert Music): Quizzes
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What is a melody?
What is a melody?
A series of pitches played one after another
What term describes the shape of a melody?
What term describes the shape of a melody?
Contour
What is stepwise movement in a melody?
What is stepwise movement in a melody?
Moving by just one step up or down
What are leaps in a melody?
What are leaps in a melody?
Jumps to a pitch more than one note away
What is an ascending melody?
What is an ascending melody?
Pitches moving upwards from note to note
What is a descending melody?
What is a descending melody?
Pitches moving downwards from note to note
What is programme music?
What is programme music?
Music to express emotion or portray nature
What is a motif?
What is a motif?
A short, memorable musical idea repeated
What is melodic range?
What is melodic range?
Distance between lowest & highest note
What describes a wide melodic range?
What describes a wide melodic range?
Notes far apart, more than an octave
Which song is given as an example of a wide melodic range?
Which song is given as an example of a wide melodic range?
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
What is a melodic sequence?
What is a melodic sequence?
A musical idea repeated at different pitches
What is a trill?
What is a trill?
Rapid alternation between two notes
What is a glissando?
What is a glissando?
A slide through all notes in between
Are grace notes counted as part of the main beat?
Are grace notes counted as part of the main beat?
No, they are not counted