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Details Title: Music Appreciation Chapter 5 Description: Notes, terms, etc. Total Flash Cards: 13 Created: 09/06/2006 19:56:23	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Melody Definition series of single notes that add up to a recognizable whole Term step Definition interval between two adjacent tones in the "do-re-mi" scale Term leap Definition any interval larger than a step ("do to me") Term melody's range Definition distance between its lowest and highest tones Term climax Definition emotional focal point; often the highest tone of a melody Term legato Definition connected style; smooth Term staccato Definition short, detached style Term phrases Definition shorter parts of melodies Term sequence Definition repetition of a melodic pattern at a higher or lower pitch Term cadence Definition resting place at the end of a phrase - point of arrival Term incomplete cadence Definition setting up expectations Term complete cadence Definition gives a sense of finality Term theme Definition melody serves as a starting point for a more extended piece of music and, in stretching out, will go through all kinds of changes