The melodic line is a string of catatan played together that make-up the melody
The melody is the most basic element of music. It is the part of the song that sounds the most important, and catches your ear. Often, the melody is sung by a vocalist, or played by a solo instrumen. The melodic line is a string of catatan played together that make-up the melody. Ekstra catatan, such as trills or grace catatan are not part of the melodic line but are added as ornamens or embellishments. Shape or Contour of Melody If we just played the same catatan over and over music would be very boring. As the music progresses, the melody rises and falls, slowly or quickly. This creates a visible shape on the page. We can see that the shape of this melody rises with the catatan on the staf, and then slightly falls, creating an arch shape. Words that we can use to describe the direction or shape of a melody are: rising or ascending, falling or descending, or an arch-shaped frase. Melodic Motion Another set of terms we can use to describe the melody are those that refer to the distance