MUH 214 1st Edition Lecture 2Elements of MusicMelody-The arrangement of pitches and other musical sounds to produce the identifiable portion of a song.-Motif; Short musical idea used as the basis for creative development.-Motive Development; Improvisational/Compositional technique that repeats a motif with constant modification.-Phrase; Musical equivalent to a spoken phrase or sentence. A complete melodic statement. -Pentatonic Scale; A five note scale most commonly consisting of the black keys on the piano.-Embellishment; The improvised decoration of a pre-existing melodic line.Rhythm-The duration of a musical sound.-Meter; Number and type of beats grouped in each measure.-Tempo; Refers to the speed of the beats in a musical composition.-Polyrhythm; Simultaneous employment of two or more contrasting rhythms.-Rhythmic Displacement; Moving an expected rhythmic figure to a different beat or subdivision. -Syncopation; Placing an accent on a normally weak beat or normally unaccented part of the beat.Harmony-The general term for the tonal organization of notes, into scales, chords, and chord progressions.-Pitch; The relative highness or lowness of a tone either in relation to other tones or in relation to the absolute measurement of the speed of its vibrations.-Interval; Distance between two notes measured in steps.-Half Step; The smallest interval in Western tonal music.-Whole Step; An interval of two half-steps.-Scale; A series of notes within an octave that proceed at various identifiable interval combinations.These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.-Consonance; A pleasant, stable sound.-Dissonance; An unpleasant or discordant sound.-Key; Refers to the tonality of a piece.-Chord; The sounding of three or more different notes simultaneously usually constructed with pitches that have specific harmonic relationships to each other.-Chord Progression; A series of successive chords or the movement from one chord to the next in harmonizing a melody. The set, predetermined sequence of accompaniment chords intended for the original melody of the tune and used as the basis of an improvisation.-Triad; The basic chordal sonority in Western music. Major triad consists of notes 1, 3, 5 of the major scale. A minor triad consists of notes 2, 4, 6 of the major