GCSE melody keywords 2

An interval is......

• the distance between 4 notes

• the distance between 3 notes

• the distance between 2 friends

• the distance between 2 notes

How many semitones are in an octave?

• 10

• 12

• 6

• 8

what does the term inversion mean?

• backwards

• sideways

• tuned upside down

• split it up

A slide between two notes is called.....

• phrasing

• a vinomento

• a portamento

• melodic leap

A trill is.....

• note above, note itself, note below, note itself

• rapid alternation on note itself and note above

• a hat

• a 'crushed' note

movement by leaps is....

• disjuct

• conjunct

• prejunct

• projunct

the name for a large interval in the tune is called?

• melodic step

• glissando

• melodic leap

• inversion

The definition of a riff is......

• repeated melodic idea often found in the bass

• a motif

• a musical sentence

• made up on the spot

A musical sentence indicated by curved lines is called....

• sluring

• portamento

• phrasing

• inversion

A melody which represents something such as a character, emotion or object is called........

• leitmotif

• repetition

• imitation

• motif