N4 Music Technology Melody/Harmony Concepts

An Arpeggio is where...

• notes of a chord are played separately

• a sequence of notes moves by step in an ascending or descending order.

• the notes of a chord are played one after the other ascending or descending. The notes move by leap

• there is a distance of 8 notes; from one note name up (or down) to the next note of the same name eg C-C

A Scale is where...

• notes of a chord are played separately

• a sequence of notes moves by step in an ascending or descending order.

• the notes of a chord are played one after the other ascending or descending. The notes move by leap

• there is a distance of 8 notes; from one note name up (or down) to the next note of the same name eg C-C

A Broken Chord is where...

• notes of a chord are played separately

• a sequence of notes moves by step in an ascending or descending order.

• the notes of a chord are played one after the other ascending or descending. The notes move by leap

• there is a distance of 8 notes; from one note name up (or down) to the next note of the same name eg C-C

An Octave is where...

• notes of a chord are played separately

• a sequence of notes moves by step in an ascending or descending order.

• the notes of a chord are played one after the other ascending or descending. The notes move by leap

• there is a distance of 8 notes; from one note name up (or down) to the next note of the same name eg C-C

A piece of music in a Major key sounds...

• Sad

• Happy

• Bright

• Dark

A piece of music in a Minor key sounds...

• Sad

• Happy

• Bright

• Dark

A Pedal note is...

• a long or continuously repeating note in the bass

• a long or continuously repeating note at a high pitch

Scat Singing is...

• Scottish singing

• sounds improvised by an instrumental player

• nonsense words, syllables and sounds improvised by the singer

• a feature of Jazz music

A Vamp is...

• the notes of a chord played separately.

• a rhythmic accompaniment with a bass note played on the beat and a chord off the beat. "Ooom Cha/Pah"

• the notes of a chord played one after the other ascending or descending