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- What are the 9 different kinds of melodic contour?
- What are the fundamentals of melody?
- What are the melodic styles?
- What are patterns in music called?
What are the 9 different kinds of melodic contour?
For each contour pattern, the lowest note was regarded to be the root note, which was kept the same for all nine patterns (rise, rise-flat, rise- fall, flat-rise, flat, flat-fall, fall-rise, fall-flat, fall) as shown in Figure 1. ...
What are the fundamentals of melody?
The two basic elements of music that define melody are pitch and rhythm. Melody is a succession of pitches in rhythm. The melody is usually the most memorable aspect of a song, the one the listener remembers and is able to perform.
What are the melodic styles?
- Color Melodies, i.e. melodies that sound pretty.
- Direction Melodies, i.e. melodies that go somewhere.
- Blends, i.e. melodies that use both color AND direction.
What are patterns in music called?
Rhythm is music's pattern in time. Whatever other elements a given piece of music may have (e.g., patterns in pitch or timbre), rhythm is the one indispensable element of all music. Rhythm can exist without melody, as in the drumbeats of so-called primitive music, but melody cannot exist without rhythm.
