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Melody
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Series of single notes that add up to a recognizable whole
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Step
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Interval between two adjacent tones in the "do-re-mi" scale
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Leap
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Any interval larger than a step ("do to me")
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Melody's range
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Distance between its lowest and highest tones
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Climax
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Emotional focal point; often the highest tone of a melody
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Legato
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Connected style; smooth
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Staccato
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Short, detached style
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Phrases
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Shorter parts of melodies
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Sequence
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Repetition of a melodic pattern at a higher or lower pitch
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Cadence
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Resting place at the end of a phrase - point of arrival
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Incomplete cadence
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Setting up expectations
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Complete cadence
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Gives a sense of finality
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Theme
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Melody serves as a starting point for a more extended piece of music and, in stretching out, will go through all kinds of changes
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