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Chapter 1, Section 1
College Music course
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Music
Undergraduate 1
08/29/2011

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Melody
Definition
Singular pitches that we hear as a whole;the line, or tune, in music
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Interval
Definition
the distance between any two pitches in a melody
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Conjunct
Definition
A melody that moves in small, connected intervals
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Disjunct
Definition
A melody that moves in leaps
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Contour
Definition
the sound's shape;how it moves up or down
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Phrases
Definition
The units that make up a melody
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Cadences
Definition
phrases end in resting places
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Counter melody
Definition
A melody may be accompanied by a secondary melody
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Rhyme Scheme
Definition
the familiar sound of the final syllables.
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tone color/timbre
Definition
a way to tell the varied instruments and vocal cords.
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Decibels
Definition
used to measure how loud something is
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amplitude/volume
Definition
how loud something reaches
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duration
Definition
how long the vibration(s) last
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Frequency
Definition
vibrations that happen each second
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Pitch
Definition
the length of the thing vibrating.
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Range
Definition
the space between notes that are high and low.
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Climax
Definition
the top point in a melodic line
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