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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