1. A melody consists of a linear succession of sounds and silences ordered in time. By its very​ nature, melody cannot be separated from rhythm. Each musical sound in a melody has two fundamental qualities. They are pitch and duration. When used in​ succession, pitch plus duration values form melodies.
2. When pitches change in a​ melody, they give the melody direction. Sometimes the direction moves​ upward; sometimes it moves​ downward; and other times it stays the same. The upward and downward motion of a​ melody, the ease or tension that results when a melody changes​ direction, and the rate of change in a melody​'s direction contribute to the expressiveness of the melodic line.
long dash​Rozmajzl,​ Michon, and Rene​ Boyer-Alexander. Music​ Fundamentals, Methods, and Materials for the Elementary Classroom Teacher. 3rd​ ed., Longman,​ 2000, p. 51.
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Part 1
Which of the following topics would be evident upon previewing the​ selection?

A.
the effect of pitch changes
B.
the definition of melody
C.
composers today and melody
D.
both A and B