Fill in the Blanks Melody and Harmony 1Online version An exercise reviewing melody and harmony by PROYECTO ORFEO 1 smallest highest loudest largest A semitone is the interval used in tonal music . 2 interval motif cadence phrase A is the equivalent of pauses in languages . 3 half half lowers quarter quarter raises 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 two three quarter whole A tone is semitones ; it can also be known as a step . 6 7 3 5 Pentatonic scales are scales that use notes . 7 tone secondary part melody core Theme is the that becomes the of a musical piece . 8 decreases increases cancels The natural the effect of the sharp or the flat . 9 angry' happy 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 word meaning Phrase Motif , which would be the equivalent of a , is a small group of notes with musical . 11 diatonic tritonic octatonic pentatonic Most Western music is built upon the scales . 12 distance rhythm similarity An interval measures the between two notes . 13 sentence melody Motif Phrase , which would be the equivalent of a grammatical , is a with real meaning which ends in a cadence . 14 consonant dissonant tonal 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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