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a scale often used in early jazz where some notes are 'bent' or 'lowered' or 'flattened'.

Ionian, dorian and mixolydian are all examples of ancient greek scales called ?

the relative highness and lowness of sounds

This type of scale moves by semitones

If a pitch sounds untuned (e.g. human speaking voice), it is known as ___________ pitch.

this occurs when there is a change of key within a piece. m ______________

The five note scale often used in Asian and African music

usic.an underlying 'hum' or single pitch that is held continuously through a piece of ms

An Indian 'melody' featuring ornamentation, improvisation and microtones

'clashing' notes often in the form of chromatic clusters results in d___________.

a musical interval smaller thatn a semitone

Is the following a major or minor scale? D E F G A Bb C# D

A scale that consists of 12 semitones (typical of 20th century music) is called a twelve _______ _______

two or more pitches sounding together to create

a melody heard at the same time as the main, primary melody

a horizontal succession of pitches resulting in a 'tune' or ?

the 'height' of the sound, generally described as high, middle or low.

many notes sung for one syllable of text.

a melodic fragment that is immediately repeated at a higher or lower pitch.

decoration of notes in a melodic line is called o_____________

the shape of a melodic line in referred to as the melodic ____________.

the pitch arrangement chosen by a composer, usually based on a scale or mode.

The scale that uses notes a whole tone apart.

The major and minor scale systems used in western music

clearly tuned sounds (e.g. human singing voice)

a repeated melodic pattern is called an ___________/

Is the following a major or minor scale? D E F# G A B C# D

The distance or extent of the notes used in a melody from the highest to the lowest.

a chord of three notes