Let's try out your understanding of some terms relating to melody by listening to this familiar musical theater song, Tonight fr
om West Side Story. Here's the text to help you follow along.
Tonight, tonight, won't be just any night, tonight there will be no morning star.
Tonight, tonight, I'll see my love tonight, and for us, stars will stop where they are.
Today the minutes seem like hours, the hours go so slowly, and still the sky is light.
Oh moon, grow bright, and make this endless day endless night.
Now try out your understanding of terms related to melody in the activity below.
Which term describes the range of the melody?
The interval between the lowest and highest pitches of the mélod can be described as a melodic range. The melody is said to be a wide range if there are a large number of notes between the lowest and the highest pitch. The melody is said to have a narrow range if just a few notes segregate the lowest and highest pitchs.
