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WorksheetsGCSE Music EDUQAS Appendix C -Melody Terms
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is an anacrusis in music?
A repeated rhythm pattern throughout a piece
A note or sequence of notes that precedes the first strong beat
A short melody that repeats over changing chords
A note held for an entire bar
What does conjunct (stepwise) movement describe in a melody?
Notes that leap by intervals larger than a 3rd
Notes moving in smooth steps (2nds)
A melody based only on chords
A phrase that repeats at a new pitch
What is a disjunct (angular) melody?
A melody that moves in small steps
A melody that uses a scale
A melody with large leaps between notes
A melody that repeats exactly
What is an arpeggio or broken chord?
Playing all notes of a chord at once
Notes played one at a time from a chord
A rapid alternation of two notes
A repeated scale pattern
What does scalic (ascending or descending) mean?
Moving in leaps
Using notes from a scale in order
Playing repeated chords
Singing in harmony
What does "low pitch" mean?
A quiet sound
A note sung softly
A sound with a slow frequency
A short note
What is meant by "high pitch"?
A sound with a fast frequency
A loud sound
A note with lots of harmonics
A sound played on a string instrument
What is musical "range"?
The distance between two beats
The span from the lowest to highest note
The interval of a tone
A scale pattern in a piece
What is a sequence in melody?
A repeated rhythmic pattern
A phrase repeated at a different pitch
A note that stays the same
A major scale pattern
What is imitation in melody?
A melody that moves in steps
A repeated rhythmic pattern
One part copying another shortly after
Playing notes without a beat
What is repetition in melody?
A melody copied by another part
A melody that changes slightly
A melody or motif that is exactly repeated
A change in key
What does contrast mean in a melody?
Using the same phrase again
Creating variety by introducing something different
A drone underneath the melody
Making the melody slower
What is a leitmotif?
A short melodic idea representing a character or idea
A fast melodic run
A rhythmic pattern that repeats
A slow, sad theme
What is a motif in music?
A. A type of scale
B. A short musical idea or pattern
C. A type of rhythm
D. A solo voice part
What is an octave?
A chord made of three notes
An interval of five semitones
A distance of eight notes between two pitches
A group of eight rhythms
What is a tone or major 2nd?
What is a major 3rd?
2 semitones
3 semitones
4 semitones
5 semitones
What is a perfect 4th?
An interval of 5 semitones
An interval of 4 semitones
An interval of 6 semitones
A melodic phrase that repeats
What is a perfect 5th?
An interval of 7 semitones
An interval of 6 semitones
A five-note scale
A repeated rhythm
What is a major 6th?
9 semitones
7 semitones
What is a major 7th interval?
11 semitones
10 semitones
12 semitones
9 semitones
What is a semitone?
The smallest step in Western music
A two-note chord
A gap of two keys on a piano
A chord inversion
What is a microtone?
Half a semitone
A note played softly
A type of ornament
A rest lasting a beat
What is chromatic movement?
A melody using only notes from a major scale
A melody that includes notes outside the key
A melody that stays on one pitch
A rhythmic pattern that repeats
What is a pentatonic scale?
A scale with eight notes
A five-note scale
A twelve-note scale
A chromatic scale
What are blue notes?
Notes played only on a keyboard
Notes lowered slightly for expression
Notes with echo
Notes played in a major key
What is a trill or ornamentation?
Two notes played at once
A fast alternation between two adjacent notes
A rhythmic pattern
A melody with no accompaniment
What is a countermelody?
A repeated phrase
A second melody played at the same time as the main one
A rhythmic accompaniment
A solo passage
What is an answering phrase?
A phrase that responds to the first phrase
A phrase that is repeated
A phrase with a trill
A phrase that is sung by a soloist
What does “thematic” mean in music?
Music that repeats one rhythm
Music that’s based on a clear main theme
Music that is quiet
Music without pitch
What is a fanfare?
A short ceremonial tune usually for brass instruments
A slow sad melody
A type of blues scale
A repeated rhythmic pattern
