Lesson 23 of 84 · Melody

⭐ 30 XP🎶 Melody Meadow

Melody Shape: The Contour (Part 2)

🎵Stage Brief #23

Pentatonic melodies use only five notes.

🎯 Your mission

Catch the note. Then catch the next.

⚡ The twist

A melody you can hum is a melody that works.

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Listen for this

🎧 Listen for the highest note. That's usually the most important.

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Artist Spotlight

🌟 Mozart could write down a song after hearing it ONCE — at age 14.

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Mind = Blown

🤯 Birds and humans both use melody. Whales do too.

Learn about melody shape: the contour (part 2): transpose a melody to a different key

What You'll Learn

Pentatonic melodies use only five notes. Many nursery rhymes and folk songs use just five notes. They always sound good!

Transpose a melody to a different key

Identify motifs in famous compositions

Notes on the Staff

Tap a note to hear it

Check Your Understanding

Question 1 of 3

Which of these is a string instrument?

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Where you hear this in real life

The melody you can't get out of your head right now is the result of years of someone else's practice.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Hum your favorite song from memory. Then check — was every note right?

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For the dinner table

“Hum the first notes of a song you both love. Can your kid finish it?”

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