Fill in the Blanks Melody and Harmony 1Online version An exercise reviewing melody and harmony by PROYECTO ORFEO 1 highest largest loudest smallest A semitone is the interval used in tonal music . 2 interval phrase cadence motif A is the equivalent of pauses in languages . 3 raises half quarter half lowers quarter The sharp ( # ) symbol a note by a - step , while the flat ( b ) symbol the note by a - step . 4 number scale cadence distances 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 whole three quarter two 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 core secondary part tone Theme is the that becomes the of a musical piece . 8 increases cancels decreases The natural the effect of the sharp or the flat . 9 sad happy angry' 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 Motif meaning word Phrase , which would be the equivalent of a , is a small group of notes with musical . 11 diatonic tritonic pentatonic octatonic Most Western music is built upon the scales . 12 similarity distance rhythm An interval measures the between two notes . 13 Motif Phrase melody sentence , which would be the equivalent of a grammatical , is a with real meaning which ends in a cadence . 14 dissonant tonal consonant atonal A good harmonization usually sounds pleasant to the ear when there is a balance between the and sounds . 15 Three "horizontal" Two 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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