Melody and Harmony 1

A semitone is the ____________________ interval used in tonal music .

A ____________________ is the equivalent of pauses in languages .

The sharp ( # ) symbol ____________________ a note by a ____________________ - step , while the flat ( b ) symbol ____________________ the note by a ____________________ - step .

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 .

A tone is ____________________ semitones ; it can also be known as a ____________________ step .

Pentatonic scales are scales that use ____________________ notes .

Theme is the ____________________ that becomes the ____________________ of a musical piece .

The natural ____________________ the effect of the sharp or the flat .

Diatonic scales can be major or minor . The major scale is generally ? bright and ____________________ ? in character while the minor scale is generally ? dark and ____________________ ? .

____________________ , which would be the equivalent of a ____________________ , is a small group of notes with musical ____________________ .

Most Western music is built upon the ____________________ scales .

An interval measures the ____________________ between two notes .

____________________ , which would be the equivalent of a grammatical ____________________ , is a ____________________ with real meaning which ends in a cadence .

A good harmonization usually sounds pleasant to the ear when there is a balance between the ____________________ and ____________________ sounds .

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 .