Music Study Guide 1

Melody

• Is a vertical aspect in music.

• Is a musical line or tune.

• Only occurs in Western music.

The term referring to the overall shape of a melody is

• Interval.

• Cadence.

• Contour.

• Range.

Most children's songs have a(n) _____ range.

• Wide

• Ascending

• Descending

• Narrow

The distance between the highest and the lowest pitches in a melodic line is its

• timbre

• range

• cadence

• climax

The distance between two pitches is called a(n)

• countermelody

• cadence

• rhyme scheme

• interval

A melodic line that moves by small intervals is called

• consonant

• dissonant

• tonal

• conjunct

A phrase and cadence in music can be likened to a

• sentence and paragraph

• paragraph and essay

• sentence and period

• chapter and book

The high point of a melodic line is its

• cadence

• climax

• rhyme scheme

A second melody played against the first is called a countermelody

• True

• False

The element that propels music forwards in time is

• melody

• harmony

• range

• rhythm