Homework Assignment #$1$

$1-1.$ In these melodies, identify each motion as an ascending step $($AS$),$ descending step $($DS$),$ ascending leap $($AL$),$ or descending leap $($DL$).$ Ignore any unfamiliar notational symbols and focus only on the noteheads. Remember that a step involves motion on the staff from a line to the adjacent space, or vice versa. A leap is any motion bigger than a step.

a$.$ Arlen, "Over the Rainbow" $($the first three notes of the melody describe a melodic shape that occurs two more times$).$