![]() ![]() The app can be used in any order, however often you like, on your own or with your teacher. Anyone can use it, but it is designed around ABRSM’s aural tests for Grades 6 to 8. Stationary music can portray something stuck, weighted, or aimless.The OFFICIAL ABRSM Aural Trainer contains interactive challenges to help develop your music aural skills (listening skills). Inverted arch shapes often pull away from something. Gestures can also help us find meaning in the music because emotion in music is often expressed through gestures. Being able to hear gestures can also help us develop strong skills for aural training. Gestures can help us compare and contrast phrases and understand progressions in music. Understanding gestures can help us analyze music more effectively by eliminating decoration in the melody and looking at underlying structure. Look at the example below to see the shape of each gesture. There are five main types of melody shapes in music: arch, inverted arch, ascending, descending, and stationary. The term gesture in music describes the shapes created by the melodic line. Analyzing the range and interval structure of a melody can give us insight into how the piece works and who it’s intended performers would be. This piece was composed as a virtuosic show piece for a soloist and not meant to be accessible by the masses. The disjunct nature of this melody also makes it hard to sing accurately. It also contains an abundance of leaps, especially in the extended part of the range. The extended range of this aria makes it challenging, even for trained singers. The lowest note of this excerpt is F4 and the highest is F6, which is a two-octave range. Mozart’s aria is drastically different from a patriotic song. What range and type of motion did Mozart use? Next, look at example below and listen to the recording to compare Mozart’s Queen of the Night aria to My Country ‘Tis of Thee. The song only contains 4 leaps, making it conjunct and easily singable. This is a comfortable range for singability. The lowest note is E4 and the highest is D5, making the range a minor 7th, which is less than an octave. My Country ‘Tis of Thee is a patriotic song meant to be sung by a whole nation full of people of all ages. Find the range of the melody and determine if the melody is conjunct, disjunct, or balanced. Look at the example below, and listen to the recording. Let’s compare two compositions to their range and interval structure. Music that contains an equal number of leaps and steps is labeled as balanced. The more a melody leaps, the harder it will be to sing, especially if those leaps are large and extend the range of the music. Music that uses disjunct motion uses more leaps than steps. Music that is mostly stepwise uses conjunct motion, and is a good choice for music written to be easily sung by the masses. Interval structure refers to the use of steps versus leaps in the music. Music written for trained musicians that is not intended for mass use often uses a much wider range. Music written to be easily sung by the masses, like folk music, popular music, chorales, and traditional songs normally spans an octave or less in order to make the music easy to sing and remember. The range of a composition is often chosen for its intended performers. ![]() RangeĪ composition’s melodic range can be defined as the distance between its lowest and highest melody note. In this chapter, we will focus primarily on range, interval structure, and gesture. Understanding melodic characteristics opens another avenue of exploration into how music works. It is time to turn our attention to melody. Recognizing, building, and labeling chords has been our primary focus in the last several chapters. 7.1 Melodic Material: Range, Interval Structure, Gesture: Sight Singing exercises: Aural Training exercises: Tutorial Melodic Characteristics: Range, Interval Structure, Gesture ![]()
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