Lesson 2 of 84 · Melody
⭐ 30 XP🎶 Melody MeadowSteps and Leaps in Melody
Pentatonic melodies use only five notes and sound pleasant in almost any combination.
🎯 Your mission
Sing along — even if no one's listening.
⚡ The twist
A melody you can hum is a melody that works.
Listen for this
🎧 Hum along. Where does the tune feel like it lands?
Artist Spotlight
🌟 Stevie Wonder writes melodies in his head — he can't see music notation at all.
Mind = Blown
🤯 Earworms (songs stuck in your head) usually last 15 to 30 seconds and loop forever.
Learn about steps and leaps in melody: distinguish between stepwise and leap motion
What You'll Learn
Pentatonic melodies use only five notes and sound pleasant in almost any combination. Many folk songs worldwide use the pentatonic scale.
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 an octave?
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.
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.
For the dinner table
“Hum the first notes of a song you both love. Can your kid finish it?”
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Steps and Leaps in Melody
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