FPA 142 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Monophony, Phrygian Mode, Music Of Africa
11 Apr 2017
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Melody is defined as pitched sounds arranged in musical time. We hear melodies around us every day - on the radio, on television, at school, at work. A melody consists of different types of melodic motion. This describes the spacing of the notes in a melody, with the size of the space being called an interval. Most melodies have a mixture of the following melody types: Steps (small intervals, such as half steps and whole steps, which are notes that are beside each other on the piano) Since we need time to breath while singing, melodies are broken up into phrases. These phrases can be quite short, or they can be quite extended; most often, they can be sung comfortably in one breath. Memorable melodies will be constructed in such a way that the phrases use repetition and subtle variation to grab the listener attention.
