Guidelines for searching by refined contour
Contour describes the shape of a melody through the 'movement' or direction of the intervals. For refined contour search five types of movement are distinguished: by ascending step, by ascending leap, by descending step, by descending leap, and repetition. A "step" is defined as an interval of one or two semitones. Anything bigger than a step is a "leap". Note that the minor third is thus regarded as a step.
There are two methods for specifying refined contour searches.
Currently there are no wildcards for advanced refined contour search.