Melody

The first that appears at the beginning of every staff is a clef symbol.

The clef tells you which note goes on each line

To learn how to read music in a particular clef, one must first memorize the positions of the notes

Many students prefer to learn lines and spaces separately

E,G,D,B,F: Every Good Boy Does Fine F,A,C,E: Face (easy to remember)

G,B,D,F,A: Good boys do fine always A,C,E,G,: All cows eat grass

In common notation, a note can be sharp, flat, or natural.◦ Sharp: raises the pitch by ½ step◦ Flat: lowers by ½ step◦ Natural: does not affect note

A whole step is the distance between two notes where there is a note between them.

Melody is one of the most basic elements of music

Is made (usually) of individual notes placed in an orderly manne

Have a particular pitch an duration Placing series of notes together in some

kind of order creates a melody.

Melody isn’t just any string or pattern of notes.

Melody is the catchy notes that draw your attention◦ Additional notes, lines, and solos added are not

the melody These extras are called ornaments or

embellishments

Unchanging melodies are boring. As the melody progresses, the melody may

go up and down in pitch. This give the melody contour or shape.

Contour describes the linear (up/down) motion of a melody.

Melodic phrase is a group of notes that make sense together

A. ClefB. Time/MeterC. Adante

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A. LowerB. UpperC. Medium

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A. TrebleB. Bass

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