Musical T e rminologyYou should be familiar with all of the following terms by the time you come to do your exam – ‘familiar’ means not just knowing the definition but being able to recognise them in a musical context. Try to fill in the definitions regularly. MELODY Staccato Legato i!!icato "rco #uted $onjunct %isjunct "ngular Syllabic #elismatic &eumatic $antus firmus 'stinato (iff)ook $ontour Arched/In verted A rch/Wa ve/Pivot al Triadic %iatonic $hromatic entatonic *hole tone (aga Tone row +lue notes "ugmentation %iminution ,ragmentation