conjunct
Moves in steps
Disjunct
Moves in leaps
Chromatic
They use notes outside of the key
Scalic
Travels by scale
Ornamentation
adding notes/ decorating the melody
interval
The space played in between notes
contrast
the difference in sounds
counter melody
a seperate melody made at the same time
anacrusis
one or more unstressed notes before the first bar line of a piece or passage.