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Melody

' I had to research firstly what melodic contour is and then what melodic phrases are. The first site I looked at for what melodic contour is from a primary source as the person talking about it is a composer and has a degree in music. He described a contour as; ' the sequence of motions between notes of a melody. In other words, contour is a measurement of how a melody moves between individual notes. All melodies have contour and it's one of the properties that's most useful for identifying and cataloguing melodies. ' I also decided to look at another site for another definition of what melodic content is so I could use it to support the original quote from the first site. The quote  I have found was from a secondary source of information but it says a similar thing to the first quote that I found. They described a melodic contour as; ' A melody that stays on the same pitch gets boring pretty quickly. As the melody progresses, the pitches may go up or dow...
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Sequencing & Composition

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A notes duration is the length of time that that note is played for. The type of note is what states how long that the note is played for. US Note Names: Double Whole Whole Half  Quarter Eighth Sixteenth Thirty-Second UK Note Names: Breve Semibreve Minim Crotchet Quaver Semiquaver Demisemiquaver Musictheory.net. (2019).  musictheory.net . [online] Available at: https://www.musictheory.net/lessons/11 [Accessed 11 Oct. 2019]. dummies. (2019).  Note Names in the U.S. and U.K. - dummies . [online] Available at: https://www.dummies.com/art-center/music/piano/note-names-in-the-u-s-and-u-k/ [Accessed 11 Oct. 2019]. 8notes.com. (2019).  Musical Note Names in British and American English - A Translation Chart - 8notes.com . [online] Available at: https://www.8notes.com/school/lessons/all/musical-note-names-in-british-and-american-english-translation-chart.asp [Accessed 11 Oct. 2019]. The Rhythm Tree: ...
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