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Name: _____________________________________ Date: ____________________ Elements of Music: Melody and Rhythm (Chapters 1-2) Terms to Remember Melody Contour Interval Range Types of movement Conjunct Disjunct Structure of melody Phrase Cadence Rhyme scheme Climax Countermelody Frequency Note duration Amplitude Tone color Timbre Rhythm Beat Accented Unaccented Measure Measure (bar) line Downbeat Simple meter Duple Triple Quadruple Compound meter Sextuple meter Upbeat Offbeat Syncopation Polyrhythm Additive meter Nonmetric Exercise Complete the following questions. 1. The distance between two different pitches is a(n)________________________. 2. A(n) ___________ is a coherent succession of pitches, heard as a unity. 3. The characteristic of melody that describes its direction or movement up and down is referred to as its ___________________, while the distance between its highest and lowest notes is its ___________ 4. A melody that moves by small intervals in a connected style is called _____________, while one with many leaps is called _________________ 5. A resting point in a melody is known as a(n) _____________________ 6. A pitch is measured by the number of vibrations, or its ___________________ 7. A melody heard against the principal tune is called a(n) __________________________ 8. The regular pulse and basic unit of length heard in most Western music is called the __________________ 9. Those pulses that are stronger than others are known as _______________, while weaker pulses are called _________________ 10. The organizing factor in music that sets fixed time patterns is called ________________ 11. Meters that subdivide beats into groups of two are called _________________________ 12. Meters that subdivide beats into groups of three are called _______________________ 13. The meter of the folk song Greensleeves is best described as ____________________________. Rather than beginning on a downbeat (the first beat of the measure), it starts on a(n) ____________________ 14. The most likely meter for a march would be _____________________ 15. The rhythmic procedure that is used to temporarily upset or throw off the meter is called _____________________________ 16. The simultaneous use of two or more rhythmic patterns is called ____________________, and is heard in ______________________ styles. 17. Groupings of irregular numbers of beats that add up to a larger overall pattern produce a(n) _______________ meter. 18. Music with a veiled beat or no perceptible pulses may be considered _______________ iMusic Listening: Melody/Rhythm Listen to these examples at StudySpace and answer the questions below. Foster: Camptown Races (questions 19-20) 19. Is the overall range of the melody: _____ narrow (spanning few notes) or _____ wide (spanning many notes)? 20. Is the contour of the melody best described as: _____ wavelike or _____ a straight line? Simple Gift (questions 21-22) Draw measure lines in the example below. Text: Meter: ‘Tis 2 the gift 1 to be sim-ple, 2 1 ‘tis the 2 1 21. Which meter is indicated in the example? ____ simple 22. On what bead does the song begin? ________________ gift 2 to be free, 1 ____ compound