This document defines melody and the musical staff. It explains that a melody is a tune consisting of single tones that move upward, downward, or repeat. It also describes the musical staff as having five horizontal lines and four spaces that correspond to letters of the musical alphabet. Finally, it discusses how notes can move on the staff by step, skip, or leap to change the pitch and sound.

1. MELODYMELODY
A very important element of music!A very important element of music!
Music 4th
-6th
grades Stephenie Wheeler

2. DEFINITION OF MELODYDEFINITION OF MELODY
A tuneA tune
A line of single tones that moveA line of single tones that move
upward, move downward, or repeatupward, move downward, or repeat

3. The StaffThe Staff
The musical staff is made up of fiveThe musical staff is made up of five
horizontal lines and four spaces.horizontal lines and four spaces.

4. There is a direct relationship between playing consecutiveThere is a direct relationship between playing consecutive
white keys on the piano, writing notes on the musical staff,white keys on the piano, writing notes on the musical staff,
and the letters of the musical alphabet.and the letters of the musical alphabet.

5. LINES & SPACESLINES & SPACES

6. Treble Clef Names
The treble clef is also called the G clef because the clef
symbol curls around the line that represents the G above
middle C.
The names of the treble clef lines can be remembered by the
saying "Every Good Boy Does Fine." The spaces spell
"F A C E."

7. Notes can move upwardNotes can move upward
If you think of the lines as a ladder, it is easier to
understand them. The higher you climb on the ladder of
lines, the higher the notes will sound. The spaces count
as steps on the ladder too.

8. Notes can move downwardNotes can move downward

9. Notes can repeat or stay theNotes can repeat or stay the
samesame

10. Notes can move by stepNotes can move by step
This means there will be a note on everyThis means there will be a note on every
line and space, consecutivelyline and space, consecutively

11. Notes can move by skipNotes can move by skip
This means that notes are placed on the staff,
or sounded by a pattern of skipping every
other note.
*In the example below, the space notes are
skipped, so the notes move up by skip.

12. Notes can move by leapNotes can move by leap
This means that the distance between theThis means that the distance between the
notes is farther than a skip.notes is farther than a skip.
Notes that move by leap will sound far apartNotes that move by leap will sound far apart
as well.as well.