Melodic direction is the movement of tones. The movements of tones may go up and down the staff in steps and by skips. There are also notes which remain on the same line or space. If the notes move upward, the direction of the melody is ascending, if the notes go downward it is called descending. Notes in steady or stationary pattern is called repeated tones that moves in horizontal direction. These melodic directions will help you create simple melodies. Study the illustrations below. A. Different melodic directions 1. ascenuing step tones 4. descending skip tones 6. upward-downward 2. descending step tones 7. downward-upward 5. repeated tones 3. ascending skip tones
