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GCSE Music
AoS3 Texture & Melody
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Conjunct melody | A melody that rises and falls by step with only small leaps/intervals. |
| Disjunct melody | A melody that rises and falls quickly with large intervals between melody notes. |
| Triadic melodies | a melody that uses intervals based around the chord triad. |
| Scalic melodies | Same as conjunct. Melody moves by small steps. |
| Sequence | A pattern of notes repeated either at a higher or lower pitch. |
| Rising sequence | A melodic pattern that repeats with the start note higher each repetition. |
| Falling sequence | A melodic pattern that repeats with the start note lower each repetition |
| Imitation | A phrase thats repeated by another instrument, or at a different octave |
| Inversion | The melody line is flipped over, the intervals are kept but in mirror form. |
| Ostinato | A repeating melodic or drum pattern that stays the same. |
| Riff | A repeating melodic pattern that stays the same. |
| Trill | Fast changing between 2 notes side by side |
| Mordents | Upper or lower; a quick change between 2 notes eg. CDC (upper) or CBC (lower) |
| Turns | The melody note is decorated. If the note is 'C' then the decoration might quickly go 'c d c b c___' |
| Passing notes | A note that appears on the 'off' beat between 2 notes 'on' the beat. |
| Acciacatura | 'Crush note' - A little note that appears BEFORE the beat of the note actually written |
| Appogiatura | 'Extra note' played ON the beat of the written note. Often given 1/2 the value of the note written. |
| Texture | Layers of sound made by combining different instruments together, or adding extra notes to a part. |
| Monophonic | 'One Sound' A single line of melody. |
| Homophonic | 'Move Together' A block of chords that move at the same time. All instruments or voices play the same rhythm at the same time. |
| Polyphonic | 'Many Sounds' Several melody lines weave together to form the chord structure heard. |
| Antiphonal | 'Taking Turns' Where the music is passed from SIDE to SIDE between singers or groups of instruments. |
| Melody & Accompaniment | Think of a singer playing a piano or guitar at the same time. |
| Drone | A continuous sound, normally made by 2 notes a fifth apart. |
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