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WorksheetsGCSE melody
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
How do you describe a melody that moves in steps?
angular
disjunct
conjunct
flowing
If the melody is in a key it is
chromatic
pentatonic
diatonic
modal
How would you describe a melody that moves in leaps?
jumpy
conjunct
leapy
disjunct
A melody that uses five notes is
homophonic
pentatonic
diatonic
atonal
Conjunct melodies usually sound
smooth
wavey
bouncy
horrible
An angular melody has lots of
sharps
flats
high notes
leaps
If a melody uses very low notes to very high notes you say it has a ...
Big note value
Wide range
Big octave use
large scale
The range of the notes played is also known as the
scale
Draft
Tessitura
appoggiatura
If a melody sounds decorated, you say it has
sparkly stuff on it
ornaments
large notes
glissandos
What does Glissando mean?
To slide
To stop
To pause
To play
What is a sequence?
A short repeated pattern
A long repeated pattern
A repeated phrase, repeated up or down a note
A repeated rhythm, repeated faster or slower
A small melodic idea is called a
tune
motif
song
ostinato
If a melody is moving upwards, you say it is
depending
ascending
descending
aspiring
A melody that uses mostly one note is known as
plain
pedal
simple
monotone
What does articulation mean?
How a melody is played
When a melody is played
Why a melody is played
What melody is played
'Legato' articulation means
detached
scalic
optional
smooth
'Stacatto' articulation means
Smooth
Detached
Heavy
Light
If a melody outlines the notes of a chord, you say it is
Loud
Melismatic
Triadic
Simple
What does melismatic mean?
One note per syllable
Two notes per syllable
Many notes per syllable
No notes per syllable
If a melody starts low, and then rises, before falling again, you say it has a
Arch shape
Ascending shape
Wavey shape
Descending shape
