Melody writing recap

What does stepwise mean?

• Notes moving up or down a scale by step

• Notes jumping around a scale

• Being really good at remembering dance moves

• The main purpose of a Fitbit

Which of these are ingredients for melody writing?

• Stepwise movement

• Large awkward jumps

• Difficult to sing

• Diatonic

• Question and answer phrases

Which of these are ingredients for melody writing?

• No repetition

• Importance of the key note (1) and note 5

• Going out of the key often

• Using motifs

Which number or degree of the scale is the key note (tonic)?

What does diatonic mean?

• Notes within a certain scale or key

• Notes outside of a certain scale or key

• The first note of a scale

• A 12 note scale

Where "T" is a tone (whole-step) and "S" is a semitone (half-step), what is the pattern of a major scale (e.g. C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C)?

• T T S T T T S

• T S T T S T T

• T T T S T T S

• T S T S T S T

"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" uses mostly stepwise movement

• True

• False

Good melodies often end on the 5th note/degree of the scale

• True

• False