Pitch

The concept of pitch can be broken into which categories? 

• Tonality Melody Harmony
• Tonality Chords Melody
• Tonality Tone Colour Melody
• Melody Harmony Accompaniment

There are only 2 types of tonality. Major and Minor 

• True
• False

Melodic range refers to – 

• the distance between two points in the melody
• the distance between the lowest and highest points of the melody
• the distance from the basement to D7
• He's going the distance, he's going for speed

Melodic register refers to – 

• the distance between the highest and lowest pitches in the melody
• whether the melody is played by a flute or a double bass
• whether the melody is mostly in a high, low or medium pitch register
• whether the melody is good or bad

Melodic contour is -

• the vertical shape of a rhythm
• the horizontal shape of a rhythm
• the vertical shape of a melody
• the horizontal shape of a melody

Indefinite pitch refers to -

• an untuned instrument (speaking voice, snare drum, environmental noises such as birds or trains)
• an untuned instrument (bass guitar, singing, drums)
• an indecisive musician
• a piece of music that sounds bad

What is a countermelody? 

• A melody that sounds better than the main melody
• A melody heard after the main melody
• A melody heard at the same time as the main melody
• A melody

Melodic movement can be described as -

• movement in steps, leaps or jumps in an ascending or descending pattern
• ascending or descending movement only
• movement in steps, leaps or jumps
• the music of zumba

Ornaments are used to musically “decorate” the melody. This is done 

• through trills, mordents, appoggiaturas and grace notes
• through fancy instruments
• through melismas
• through countermelodies

What is a melodic ostinato?

• Melodic ostinato is a repeated rhythmic pattern
• Melodic ostinato is a repeated melodic pattern
• Melodic ostinato is a repeated countermelody
• Melodic ostinato is life