Explain the concepts of metered and unmetered music in the Worlds of Music (pp. 249- 257) and the term ostinato

What will be an ideal response?

• Metered music has an obvious beat or pulse organized in a repeating pattern.
• Unmetered music lacks an even pulse or repeating pattern of beats.
• An ostinato is a musical line that repeats throughout the piece.

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The distance from the highest pitch to the lowest pitch in a melody is known as the melodic ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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