Melody: contour, range, register, motif and melodic patterns

What this note covers

1. What melody includes in this syllabus
2. Contour and its expressive potential
3. Range, register and tessitura
4. Motif, phrase and melodic patterns
5. Intonation, inflection and non-Western melodic practice
6. Countermelody and melodic interaction
7. Writing a melody paragraph that earns depth

7 sections · 10 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes