Transcript Melody PPT

Melody
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The first that appears at the beginning of
every staff is a clef symbol.
The clef tells you which note goes on each
line
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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
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E,G,D,B,F:
Every Good Boy Does Fine
F,A,C,E: Face (easy to remember)
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G,B,D,F,A: Good boys do fine always
A,C,E,G,:All cows eat grass
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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
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A whole step is the distance between two
notes where there is a note between them.
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Melody is one of the most basic elements of
music
Is made (usually) of individual notes placed in
an orderly manne
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Have a particular pitch an duration
Placing series of notes together in some kind
of order creates a melody.
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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
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Unchanging melodies are boring.
As the melody progresses, the melody may
go up and down in pitch.
This give the melody contour or shape.
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Contour describes the linear (up/down)
motion of a melody.
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Melodic phrase is a group of notes that make
sense together
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B.
C.
Clef
Time/Meter
Adante
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B.
C.
Lower
Upper
Medium
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B.
Treble
Bass
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