MUS 1751 Lecture : Lecture 2
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A melody is a series of pitches arranged to form a cohesive, musical line. Most melodies have four main elements in common: a solid tonal center, forward motion, a goal or climax, a final feeling of repose. Pitch is the relative position of a sound high or low. Duplication of a pitch either higher or lower is called the octave. The octave is produced by either a doubling or having of the vibration rate. A=440 octave up is 880 octave down is 220. Western music has preferred a division of 7 pitches in the octave. C d e f g a b then back to c. (the octave) Melodies are notated on a grid work of lines called a staff this staff is marked with a clef to show the relative position of the pitches. Two most important clefs are the treble clef and the bass clef.
