Fill in the Blanks Melody and Harmony 1Online version An exercise reviewing melody and harmony by PROYECTO ORFEO 1 loudest highest smallest largest A semitone is the interval used in tonal music . 2 interval cadence phrase motif A is the equivalent of pauses in languages . 3 half quarter lowers quarter raises half The sharp ( # ) symbol a note by a - step , while the flat ( b ) symbol the note by a - step . 4 number scale distances cadence A is a series of notes that are ordered from low to high or vice versa . It is characterized by the of sounds it is formed of and the between them . 5 two three quarter whole A tone is semitones ; it can also be known as a step . 6 7 5 3 Pentatonic scales are scales that use notes . 7 melody tone secondary part core Theme is the that becomes the of a musical piece . 8 decreases cancels increases The natural the effect of the sharp or the flat . 9 happy angry' sad Diatonic scales can be major or minor . The major scale is generally ? bright and ? in character while the minor scale is generally ? dark and ? . 10 Phrase meaning Motif word , which would be the equivalent of a , is a small group of notes with musical . 11 tritonic octatonic diatonic pentatonic Most Western music is built upon the scales . 12 distance rhythm similarity An interval measures the between two notes . 13 sentence melody Phrase Motif , which would be the equivalent of a grammatical , is a with real meaning which ends in a cadence . 14 tonal consonant dissonant atonal A good harmonization usually sounds pleasant to the ear when there is a balance between the and sounds . 15 "horizontal" Two Three Harmony is the use of different pitches simultaneously and often refers to the " vertical " aspects of music . or more notes simultaneously sounded form a chord .
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