Melody Key Terms List

[Marc]

– Waveform: the shape of a sound, sine, triangle, saw
– Pitch: How high or low a note sounds (not the volume)

[Marc]

– Note: 1 piece/tone of a scale for example C or Do
– Whole Note: the sounding of a note by duration of 1 count from a beat
– Half Note: the sounding of a note by duration of 1/2 count from a beat

[Jordan Winslow]

Thanks for making me aware of that error in the Key Terms, it should have said “Whole Step” and “Half Step.” All of your other definitions are correct!

[Marc]

– Polyphonic: the ability of different notes/tones played together
– Monophonic: only 1 note/tone can played after this finished, another can sound
– Scale: a list of 7 notes from the keynote to the tonic note example C1 to C2
– Key: the keynote of a scale
– Keynote: the base note of a scale
– Chord: a group notes from a scale played simultaneous
– Arpeggio: notes of a scale played individual in a pattern
– Harmony: notes sounding well to each other, from the same scale

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