a series of tones or pitches that move by steps or intervals and add up to a recognizable whole is called a.
melody
. the resting place or point of arrival at the end of a melodic phrase is called a. cadence.
What is the organized series of tones?
If you think about these tunes, you may realize that
melody
is essentially a series of pitches joined together with rhythm created by different lengths of each note. Thus, we can define melody as a rhythmically organized sequence of notes, which we perceive as a single musical unit or idea.
What is a series of tones sounding in succession?
Melody
: a succession of musical tones usually of varying pitch and rhythm that has identifiable shape and meaning.
What term refers to simultaneous tones in music?
Polyphony
, in music, the simultaneous combination of two or more tones or melodic lines (the term derives from the Greek word for “many sounds”).
When a melody moves in stepwise motion this is called?
See also contrapuntal motion. In
a conjunct melodic motion
, the melodic phrase moves in a stepwise fashion; that is the subsequent notes move up or down a semitone or tone, but no greater. In a disjunct melodic motion, the melodic phrase leaps upwards or downwards; this movement is greater than a whole tone.
When three tones are sounded together this is called a?
Chord
Three or more pitches sounded together.
Which is the correct order of bowed string instruments from highest to lowest in range?
The four bowed string instruments arranged from the highest pitched and smallest to the lowest pitched and largest are:
VIOLIN, VIOLA, VIOLONCELLO (‘CELLO) AND CONTRABASS (DOUBLE BASS)
. The strings are the most versatile instruments. Together they have a pitch range almost as wide as that of the piano.
What is the home tone of the major keys?
In each tonal group or key, there is one tone which sounds the most stable, like a ‘home’ pitch. This pitch is called
the tonic
, and the name of that tone is also the name of the key. For example, in the key of C Major, the tonic pitch is C.
What are the top 3 musical elements?
- Sound (overtone, timbre, pitch, amplitude, duration)
- Melody.
- Harmony.
- Rhythm.
- Texture.
- Structure/form.
- Expression (dynamics, tempo, articulation)
What are the five characteristics of melody?
Kliewer states, “The essential elements of any melody are
duration, pitch, and quality (timbre), texture, and loudness
.
How chords are constructed is called?
Chords are built
from a root note
(also known as the starting note). The root note is the basis for a chord and it is generally the note with the lowest pitch. The rest of the notes are determined by the type of chord that is being played. This is also known as the chord quality.
When three or more notes are played at the same time a is formed?
Jones agrees: “Two tones sounding together are usually termed an interval, while three or more tones are called a
chord
.” According to Monath, “a chord is a combination of three or more tones sounded simultaneously”, and the distances between the tones are called intervals.
What is the technique of combining several melodic lines into a meaningful whole?
Counterpoint
– The technique of combining several independent , melodic lines into a meaningful whole.
What are steps in melody?
In music, a step, or conjunct motion, is
the difference in pitch between two consecutive notes of a musical scale
. In other words, it is the interval between two consecutive scale degrees. Any larger interval is called a skip (also called a leap), or disjunct motion.
What is it called when notes go up and down?
Explanation.
An arpeggio
is a group of notes played one after the other, up or down in pitch.
What are the two types of melodic motion?
There are two types of melodic motion:
conjunct motion
, which proceeds by step from one scale degree to the next (i.e., by the interval of a second) and disjunct motion, which proceeds by leap (i.e., by intervals larger than a second).
