25. The musical frequency of sound grants each note a musical. This musical color is described as the characteristic sound of each note. 26.

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1 MELODY WORKSHEET 1. Melody is one of the elements of music. 2. The term melody comes from the words melos and aoidein. 3. The word melos means and the word aoidein means to. The combination of both words translates to something like to sing a song. 4. Some early Greek melodies are based on musical theoretical works of ancient major Greek writers such as Aristoxenos, Quintilianus, and. 5. On the other hand, The has many references to the use of music and melodies. Jewish scholars indicate that their synagogue are of great antiquity as well. This Jewish musical tradition is part of the Ashkenazic tradition of melodies from the. 6. There are two views of melody. One view is a view and the other view encompasses a broader view that assumes that melody has a overtone. 7. The first view is the simple view that melody is defined as a of pitches that happen consecutively. 8. The second and more view defines melody as the product of a given succession of pitches in musical time, implying rhythmically ordered movement from pitch to pitch. 9. What does this mean? It means that melodies have overtones. 10. The aesthetic product of a melody refers to the way different cultures a melody. 11. A melody may suggest different or for different listening ears. 12. A melody from Bosnia has a very important meaning for Bosnians but probably means for somebody from Nashville, Tennessee.

2 13. Obviously, there are universal melodies that everyone recognizes and enjoys, such as Happy Birthday. That is why people say that music is an universal. 14. If you look at the graph to the right, you will see that this musical line has several that encompass the whole melodic idea. 15. The highest point is called the and is the most important part of any melody. At the end, it comes to a rest or to a. 16. Just like a good story, a good melody has a, a plot and an. 17. Some melodies can have as little as pitches or notes. Some of the most sophisticated melodies may have or more notes. 18. Pitch is the perceived or lowness of a musical sound as heard by your listening ears. 19. Pitch is defined as the frequency in a sound, and this same frequency has its own unique rate of. 20. Pitches are represented within the highness or lowness of a musical sound. This wide spectrum of notes is also referred to as. 21. Individual pitches are represented by the per second which, in turn, creates a fundamental frequency of sound. 22. A melody is composed of pitch or. These pitches have physical frequencies attached to them. Each musical note has a physical vibration frequency. 23. When you play a violin string, the string is set in motion. This string vibrates at a certain. The speed of vibration is what determines the resulting note or notes. 24. When you listen to a sound you are actually listening to a physical frequency that has its own sound qualities.

3 25. The musical frequency of sound grants each note a musical. This musical color is described as the characteristic sound of each note. 26. A musical scale contains several notes. These notes form a scale. 27. There are pitches in the chromatic scale. A chromatic scale is a scale that contains the 12 different pitches or shades within the musical palette. A chromatic scale is also known as a. 28. The graphic shows a chromatic scale that starts in and travels through all the different shades within the sound spectrum. 29. An octave is defined as an that is the distance between one note and itself, either one full cycle, or a full cycle. 30. The octave contains chromatic pitches and all the letters of the musical alphabet: C, D, E, F, G, A, B. Note that in the first graphic the octave is represented in its different forms. 31. You can create an octave when you the starting letter. 32. Frequency is the vibration of any musical sound. 33. This vibration is measured in, which is a unit of frequency equivalent to one cycle per second. 34. Hertz is more than just beautiful sounds. It is a combination of and. 35. Slower moving waves produce pitched sounds and faster moving waves produce pitched sounds. 36. A melodic shape is the line in a score of music that moves upwards, falls, arches, undulates, or moves in ways. 37. Within this shape there are at least two types of motions, and. 38. Conjunct melody is a melodic shape that allows for a and more consonant melody.

4 39. Disjunct melodic motion creates sounds, and therefore is appealing to people who favor more consonant sounds. 40. Melodies have a unique and particular. 41. A range is a of notes that occupies a certain space within the spectrum of pitches that the human ear can to and understand. 42. Sub sounds and ultra-sounds are sounds that fall the boundaries of the human sound palette such as the sub sounds made by some marine creatures or the ultra-sound made by a dog whistle. 43. The great composers intuitively know the sounds that are most effective to create or paint through their music. 44. Some primitive melodies have a range of notes. This is not unusual for some cultures. Some oriental cultures base their music on a system. 45. Pentatonic systems use only notes. On the other hand, a more sophisticated melody such as the soprano solo in the "Kyrie Eleison" of Mozart's Mass in C Minor has a range of octaves or notes. 46. An interval is the distance between any notes or any two sounds. 47. The minor second interval is an example of a charged sound. On the other hand, the sound of a perfect fifth or an octave is more and less taxing to the ears. 48. A whole step interval is equal to half steps. 49. In musically sophisticated cultures, scales are recognized as of tones from which melodies can be built. 50. Tonality is the of notes from which melodies are built upon. 51. The lack of familiarity with other systems of tonality is perhaps one of the reasons why we are so prompt to music from other cultures.

5 52. Middle Eastern music is a system that uses tones that are not part of our musical culture. 53. Here is the formula to build a major scale: WW ½ WWW ½ 54. Here is the formula to build a minor scale: W ½ WW ½ WW 55. The word song probably originated from the French word. 56. A song is a combination of and. 57. In this format, the voice has the role of conveying the meaning of a song through lyrics. 58. Songs often express profound, as their lyrics carry significant messages that when combined with music could create a very statement. 59. If a song has a formula, you could probably express it this way: Song = + lyrics. 60. Because of this intrinsic characteristic, songs make you a thought. 61. This thought starts in the composer s or lyricist s and ends in the listener s ears and.