This document discusses melodic contour and intervals in music. It defines melodic contour as the shape and sequence of a melodic line, which depends on the movement between each note. Melody can ascend (go up) or descend (go down). Intervals are the distance between two pitches, and indicate whether a note stepped, skipped, or stayed the same between notes. The document provides examples of ascending, descending, stepping, and skipping intervals and instructs students to compose a short melodic line using specific pitches and contours.
This document discusses melodic contour and intervals in music. It defines melodic contour as the shape and sequence of a melodic line, which depends on the movement between each note. Melody can ascend (go up) or descend (go down). Intervals are the distance between two pitches, and indicate whether a note stepped, skipped, or stayed the same between notes. The document provides examples of ascending, descending, stepping, and skipping intervals and instructs students to compose a short melodic line using specific pitches and contours.
This document discusses melodic contour and intervals in music. It defines melodic contour as the shape and sequence of a melodic line, which depends on the movement between each note. Melody can ascend (go up) or descend (go down). Intervals are the distance between two pitches, and indicate whether a note stepped, skipped, or stayed the same between notes. The document provides examples of ascending, descending, stepping, and skipping intervals and instructs students to compose a short melodic line using specific pitches and contours.
This document discusses melodic contour and intervals in music. It defines melodic contour as the shape and sequence of a melodic line, which depends on the movement between each note. Melody can ascend (go up) or descend (go down). Intervals are the distance between two pitches, and indicate whether a note stepped, skipped, or stayed the same between notes. The document provides examples of ascending, descending, stepping, and skipping intervals and instructs students to compose a short melodic line using specific pitches and contours.
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4th GRADE
Lesson # 2: MELODIC CONTOUR Ascending, Descending, and Intervals 04 Lesson Proper Melodic Contour WHOA! Did you notice the movement of the melody? How did it move in the song “Mary Had a Little Lamb”? MELODIC CONTOUR Melodic Contour It is defined as the shape and sequence of a melodic line. Melodic contour depends on the movement between each note of the melody. MOVEMENT OF MELODY Melody can go in different directions. Sometimes it goes up, sometimes it goes down.
P GOING U
When melody goes up, the movement is called ascending.
GOING DO WN
When melody goes down, the movement is called descending.
How did melody move in this part of the song? How did melody move in this part of the song? GOING DOWN
Descending How did melody move in this part of the song? How did melody move in this part of the song?
G UP GOIN Ascending Intervals Step, Skip, and Repeat INTERVALS It is the building blocks of scales, chords, and melodies. It tells the distance between two pitches. It helps us tell whether a pitch stepped up or down, skipped, or stayed in the same spot.
Let’s look at the example on the side.
The direction of the note is upward, but
how far did it move to the next pitch? INTERVALS It stepped up.
It is the building blocks of scales,
chords, and melodies. It tells the distance between two pitches. It helps us tell whether a pitch stepped up or down, skipped, or stayed in the same spot.
Let’s look at the example on the side.
The direction of the note is upward, but
how far did it move to the next pitch? Step Down Step Down
Repeat How will we know if the pitch stepped or 5 skipped? 3 4 If the distance between to pitches are only
12 two intervals, the pitch stepped up or down. If the distance is three or more, it skipped. Look at the example on the side, it shows that DO has a distance of five intervals to SO. The movement is upward, thus the movement is Skip Up. ACTIVITY Compose a two-bar melodic line in quadruple meter using the pitches B, A, and G. Feel free to use different melodic contours. EXAMPLE: THANKS ! Do you have any questions? JOY A. MACALLA, LPT Divine Light Academy – Las Pinas music04.dlalp@gmail.com
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Music Theory The Complete Guide From Beginner To Intermediate, Learn, Practice and Compose Music For Piano, Guitar or Any Other Musical Instrument (Music Theory For Beginners Book 3) by Roy Maxwell .
Music Theory The Complete Guide From Beginner To Intermediate, Learn, Practice and Compose Music For Piano, Guitar or Any Other Musical Instrument (Music Theory For Beginners Book 3) by Roy Maxwell .
