Lesson 82 of 84 · Melody

⭐ 30 XP🎶 Melody Meadow

Steps and Leaps in Melodies (Part 5)

🎵Stage Brief #82

The shape of a melody is called its contour.

🎯 Your mission

Sing along — even if no one's listening.

⚡ The twist

Going up sounds happier. Going down sounds heavier. That's not magic — that's ears.

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Listen for this

🎧 Notice when the notes go UP and when they go DOWN.

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Artist Spotlight

🌟 Stevie Wonder writes melodies in his head — he can't see music notation at all.

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Mind = Blown

🤯 You only need 12 notes to make EVERY song that exists. Twelve.

Learn about steps and leaps in melodies (part 5): distinguish between stepwise and leap motion

What You'll Learn

The shape of a melody is called its contour. Some melodies go up like a hill. Others come back down. Some stay flat like a road.

Distinguish between stepwise and leap motion

Compose a short melody using 5 notes

Notes on the Staff

Tap a note to hear it

Check Your Understanding

Question 1 of 3

What is call and response?

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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.

Make up a 4-note tune. Hum it three times. See if you remember it tomorrow.

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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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