Melodic Devices

A melodic idea that gets higher

• Ascending

• Descending

• Conjunt

• Interval

One part starts after the other with the same melody

• Canon

• Sequence

• Conjunt

• Repetition

A melody that moves by step

• Conjunct

• Disjunct

• Ascending

• Sequence

A change in the musical idea

• Repetition

• Disjunct

• Interval

• Contrast

A melodic idea that gets lower

• Descending

• Disjunct

• Ascending

• Contrast

A melody that moves by leap

• Conjunct

• Disjunct

• Ascending

• Contrast

A melodic idea is repeated in a different part (instrument)

• Sequence

• Imitation

• Repetition

• Contrast

The distance between two notes

• Interval

• Imitation

• Triadic

• Contrast

Short, melodic ideas

• Interval

• Motifs

• Triadic

• Balanced Phrases

Each phrases is the same length and character

• Repetition

• Motifs

• Triadic

• Regular Phrases