Melodic Decoration Exercises (A5)

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Types of Melodic Decoration

1. Name the types of non-chord notes you might expect to see in the grade 6 exam: (the first letter has been given)

a) A_____________________ & A_____________________

b) R_____________________

c) S_____________________

d) P_____________________ & P______________________

e) C_____________________

2. Match these definitions to the types of non-chord note from question 1:

They are either down a 2nd, down a 3rd then up a 2nd OR a step one way, and a leap the other...
They are chord notes which belong to the next chord and they resolve upwards...
They fall in between two different chord notes which are a 3rd apart...
They are chord notes which belong to the previous chord which resolve later than the other chord notes...
They fall between two identical chord notes...
They are a tonic or dominant note played continuously...
They are chord notes which belong to the next chord and they resolve downwards...

3. The circled notes are non-chord notes. Name the type for each one. State whether any passing notes are accented or unaccented.