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Pitch

How high or low is the sound?

High
A sound with a higher pitch.
Low
A sound with a lower pitch.
Same
Two sounds or musical ideas that are alike.
Different
Two sounds or musical ideas that are not alike.
Pitch
How high or low a sound is.
Melody
A series of pitches that creates a musical idea or tune.
Melodic Direction
The way a melody moves higher, lower, or stays the same.
Step
Moving from one pitch to the next pitch in the scale.
Skip
Moving from one pitch to another by skipping over one pitch in the scale.
Leap
Moving between pitches with one or more pitches in between.
Scale
A series of pitches arranged in a stepwise pattern, moving up or down.