Melody

Question 1

Pitch

Answer 1

How high or low a note is

Question 2

Interval

Answer 2

The distance between any two notes

Question 3

Motif

Answer 3

A fragment of a melody

Question 4

Range

Answer 4

The difference between the lowest and highest notes

Question 5

Phrase

Answer 5

A longer melodic idea. Musical “sentences” are constructed from phrases.

Question 6

Hook/Riff

Answer 6

A memorable repeated melodic idea designed to catch the ear of the listener

Question 7

Steps

Answer 7

Movement between notes that are next to each other in the scale

Question 8

Skips

Answer 8

Movement equal to two steps. You “skip” over a note in the scale.

Question 9

Leaps

Answer 9

Any movement that is larger than a skip

Question 10

Scalic

Answer 10

When a section of a melody moves along using notes in scale order

Question 11

Chromatic

Answer 11

Movement using steps including notes that are not in the key

Question 12

Passing note

Answer 12

Notes which link chord tones

Question 13

Scale/Mode

Answer 13

A group of notes which a melody is based on e.g. major, minor, blues, chromatic, dorian

Question 14

Repetition

Answer 14

Repeat a melodic idea

Question 15

Sequence

Answer 15

Repeat a melodic idea but starting on a different note

Question 16

Imitation

Answer 16

Repeat a melodic idea in another instrument

Question 17

Variation

Answer 17

Change the melodic idea slightly

Question 18

Ostinato

Answer 18

Constant repetition of a melodic idea

Question 19

Inversion

Answer 19

Turn the melodic idea upside down

Question 20

Retrograde

Answer 20

Play the melodic idea backwards