a musical passage moving from one key to another

[ Syn: transition ]

(electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase

rise and fall of the voice pitch

[ Syn: intonation , pitch contour ]

a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified

[ Syn: inflection ]

the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect)