Melody Vocab

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Melody

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A line or tune in the music

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Contour

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How the melody moves up and down; the shape of the melody

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Range

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Span of pitches (distance between highest and lowest note)

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Interval

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Distance between two pitches

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Phrases

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The units that make up a melody

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Pitch

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How high or low a note sounds when we hear it

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Frequency

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How many sound waves there are per second.