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1.) Sound organized in time (rhythm), 2.) Organized sound
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Music
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Is a succession of single pitches that we percieve as a recognizable whole
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Melody
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Is the distance between the lowest and highest notes
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Range
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Approximate terms to describe range
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Narrow, Medium, or Whole
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The __________ of a melody is its overall shape as it turns upward, downward, or remains static
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Contour
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Is the distance between any two notes
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Interval
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Melodies that move principally by small intervals in a joined, connected manner are called __________
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Conjunct
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Melodies that move in larger, disconnected intervals are described as __________
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Disjunct
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Is a unit of meaning within a larger structure
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Phrase
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The phrase ends in a resting place, or a __________, which punctuates the music in the same way that a comman or period punctuates a sentence.
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Cadence
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Leaving the listener with the impression that more is to come
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Inconclusive
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Giving the listener the sense that the melody has reached the end
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Final
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Is where a singer or instrumentalist pauses to draw a breath
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Cadence
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The high point in a melodic line
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Climax
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An accompanying melody sounded against the principal melody
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Countermelody
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