The document explains the concepts of melody, pitch, duration, melodic contour, and range. It defines melody as a series of rhythmically organized tones and describes different movements within melodies, including steps, skips, and repeated notes. Additionally, it contrasts narrow and wide ranges based on the distance between the lowest and highest notes in a melody.

1. LESSON 5:
MELODIC
CONTOUR AND
RANGE

2. MELODY
- is a series or succession of tones
that are rhythmically organized
to form a musical phrase or idea.

3. PITCH
- the highness and lowness of
sound.
DURATION
- the length of sound represented
by notes.

4. Melodies move in different
directions.
- steps
- skips
- repeated

5. Step - Notes move in narrow
intervals going up or down the
staff.

8. Skip - Notes move up or down in
wider intervals.

11. Repeated- Notes that stay on the
same position.

13. RANGE
refers to the distance of the
melody's lowest and highest
notes.

14. RANGE
refers to the distance of the
melody's lowest and highest
notes.

15. RANGE
A narrow range has fewer notes
between the highest and lowest
pitch while a wide range has
many notes between the highest
and lowest pitch.

16. Example of narrow range.

17. Example of wide range.