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Cards In This Set
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PITCH
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Quality of a note that distinguishes a high note from a low note.
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MELODY
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Variation of pitch; sequences of pitches in rhythm.
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HARMONY
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Playing different pitches simultaneously
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INTERVAL
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Distance in pitch between any two notes.
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UNISON
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Two notes that are played in the same pitch at the same time.
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OCTAVE
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Fundamental music interval, 2:1
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PARALLEL OCTAVES
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Two otherwise identical melodies sung simultaneously an octave apart.
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TUNING SYSTEM
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Method by which musicians decide which frequencies will be represented on instruments in a musical system
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TONAL CENTER
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Home-base pitch. not always the most common or important pitch
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TONALITY
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The feeling that a melody revolves around the tonal center
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MODE
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A subset of pitches within a tuning system
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SCALE
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Available pitches in order starting on tonic for one octave
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PENTATONIC, HEXTONIC, HEPTATONIC
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Mode with 5, 6, and 7 pitches, respectively
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MELODIC CONTOUR
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General direction or shape of a melody over time.
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CONJUNCT MOTION
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Motion of melodies with relatively small intervals between adjacent notes.
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