Words / B2

MEL-uh-dee/ˈmelədi/

A melody is a memorable sequence of notes; a tune: hum the melody; a folk melody. Tune is everyday; harmony is how notes sound together; rhythm is timing. Name the interval after you hum it. Mix-up: malady is an illness; comedy is funny drama. Do not call a drum pattern a melody.

Meaning

A memorable sequence of musical notes; a tune.

Examples

• “Hum the melody, then name the interval on the score.”
• “A folk melody featured in the area of study, which is the tune sense.”

Good to know

a melody; melodic (adjective). Everyday: tune. Contrast: harmony / rhythm. Trap: malady. Music exams. The tune, not the beat or an illness.

Near in meaning

tune

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