Transcript Melody PPT
Melody
The first that appears at the beginning of
every staff is a clef symbol.
The clef tells you which note goes on each
line
To learn how to read music in a particular
clef, one must first memorize the positions of
the notes
Many students prefer to learn lines and
spaces separately
E,G,D,B,F:
Every Good Boy Does Fine
F,A,C,E: Face (easy to remember)
G,B,D,F,A: Good boys do fine always
A,C,E,G,:All cows eat grass
In common notation, a note can be sharp,
flat, or natural.
◦ Sharp: raises the pitch by ½ step
◦ Flat:
lowers by ½ step
◦ Natural: does not affect note
A whole step is the distance between two
notes where there is a note between them.
Melody is one of the most basic elements of
music
Is made (usually) of individual notes placed in
an orderly manne
Have a particular pitch an duration
Placing series of notes together in some kind
of order creates a melody.
Melody isn’t just any string or pattern of
notes.
Melody is the catchy notes that draw your
attention
◦ Additional notes, lines, and solos added are not the
melody
These extras are called ornaments or embellishments
Unchanging melodies are boring.
As the melody progresses, the melody may
go up and down in pitch.
This give the melody contour or shape.
Contour describes the linear (up/down)
motion of a melody.
Melodic phrase is a group of notes that make
sense together
A.
B.
C.
Clef
Time/Meter
Adante
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A.
B.
C.
Lower
Upper
Medium
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A.
B.
Treble
Bass
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