How can different melodies work together?

How can different melodies work together?

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will explore the concept of melody. How and why do different melodies fit together? We will explore the degrees of the scale, play countermelodies from Pachelbel's Canon in D and then compose a countermelody.

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9 Questions

Q1.
When was the Baroque Period?
1500-1600
Correct answer: 1600-1750
1700-1850
Q2.
What are the two sharps in D major?
Correct answer: F# C#
F# D#
F# E#
Q3.
What is the key of Pachelbel's Canon?
Correct answer: D major
D minor
D modal
Q4.
What is the definition of a major key?
A fast key
Correct answer: A happy, bright sounding key
A high pitched key
Q5.
Which instruments play melodies 1 and 2 in Pachelbel's Canon in D?
Cello
Chamber Organ
Correct answer: Violin
Q6.
What words did we use to describe melodies 1 and 2? Pick two answers
Ascending
Correct answer: Descending
Correct answer: Moves mainly by step
Moves mainly in leaps
Q7.
How many beats does each note last in melodies 1 and 2?
1
Correct answer: 2
3
Q8.
What is the main texture of Pachelbel's Canon in D?
Homophonic
Monophonic
Correct answer: Polyphonic
Q9.
How does the texture change in the 30 seconds of Pachelbel's Canon in D?
Correct answer: It gets thicker
It gets thinner
It stays the same

10 Questions

Q1.
What does 'legato' mean?
Playing something in a harsh way.
Playing something in a short and spiky way.
Correct answer: Playing something in a smooth way.
Q2.
What does 'staccato' mean?
Playing something in a harsh way.
Correct answer: Playing something in a short and spiky way.
Playing something in a smooth way.
Q3.
What are the two sharps in the key of D major?
Correct answer: F# C#
F# D#
F# E#
Q4.
In a scale, what number note is the 'root' note?
Correct answer: 1
3
5
Q5.
Which is the 5th scale degree in D major?
Correct answer: A
D
F#
Q6.
What is a countermelody?
A melody that is faster than the main melody.
Correct answer: A secondary melody.
The main idea in a piece of music.
Q7.
What words did we use to describe the shape of melody 3?
Correct answer: Moves in a combination of steps and leaps.
Moves mainly by leap.
Moves mainly by step.
Q8.
What words did we use to describe the direction of melody 3?
Correct answer: It ascends and descends
It is ascending
It is descending
Q9.
How many beats does each note in melody 3 last?
Correct answer: 1
2
3
Q10.
How does the texture change when melody 3 is added to Canon in D?
It becomes monophonic.
Correct answer: It becomes more polyphonic.
It becomes more sparse.

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UnitMusic / The Beauty of the Baroque