GCSE Music 

Pitch (& Melody). 

Pitch - How high or low the music is.

Scalic - Rising or falling passages up (or down) a scale.

Passing note – Notes that link two harmony notes.

Leap – A jump in a melody of several notes.

Intervals – The distance between notes (e.g. unison, 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th, octave.

Tone – Two half steps (two semi-tones).

Semitone – One half step. The interval to an adjacent note. Chromatic movement.

Scales - (Major, minor, chromatic, blue scale, (Indian Raga / Slendro, pelog in Gamelan)

Range – The distance between the highest and lowest notes.

Bend – Technique used by guitarists / sitar players to alter the pitch of a note by bending the string. Glissando / slide.