ᴍᴇʟᴏᴅʏ & ʀʜʏᴛʜᴍ

                16 - 18

melody - one pitch at a time

harmony/counterpoint - multiple pitches

transpose 

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               Contour

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contour - profile

conjunct  - move smoothly, Row Row Row Your Boat

disjunct - leap, Star Spangled Banner

M10 at the end (M7+M3)

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       Range and Tessitura

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The Beatles - A Day in the Life: orch instruments rise

from lower register to high

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               Rhythm

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rhythm - the way music is organized in time

beat - strong pulse

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                Tempo

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Lento/Grave - 40

Adagio - 72 

Andante - 84

Moderato - 108

Allegro - 120

Presto - 200

ritardanto - slow down

accelerando - speed up

poco a poco - gradually

subito - suddenly

can be unmetered

John Coltrane - A Love Supreme mvt. 4 - unmetered

rubato - slow down in expressive way

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                 Meter

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measures, barlines, downbet

meter - pattern of emphasis superimposed on group of beats

duple, triple, quadruple, irregular/asymmetrical

triple: Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A Changing

John Coltrane - My Favorite Things

duple: Aquarius - Hair

quadruple: Good Vibrations - Beach Boy

The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand

Rolling Stones - Satisfaction

Diana Ross and Supremes - Stop! In The Name of Love

five: Take Five - Paul Desmond and Dave Brubeck

pickup/anacruis

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              Notation

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whole note

half note - stem

quarter note - filled in

etc, etc

rest on 4 line is whole, 3 line is half