Lesson 22 of 84 · Melody

⭐ 30 XP🎶 Melody Meadow

Steps and Leaps in Melodies (Part 2)

🎵Stage Brief #22

Melodies move by steps (going to the next note) or by leaps (jumping over notes).

🎯 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 2): analyze the range and tessitura of a melody

What You'll Learn

Melodies move by steps (going to the next note) or by leaps (jumping over notes). Steps sound smooth and leaps sound exciting!

Analyze the range and tessitura of a melody

Ornament a melody with trills and grace 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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