intonation

Noun

  1. rise and fall of the voice pitch
  2. singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong
  3. the act of singing in a monotonous tone
  4. the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations

From LookUp Noun

  1. the rise and fall of the voice in speaking she spoke English with a German intonation

the action of intoning or reciting in a singing voice.

  1. Music accuracy of pitch in playing or singing, or on a stringed instrument such as a guitar poor woodwind intonation at the opening

  2. Music the opening phrase of a plainsong melody.