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Do-Re-Mi Solfège Practice (Part 4)

🎵Stage Brief #74

A good melody is easy to remember.

🎯 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 do-re-mi solfège practice (part 4): distinguish between stepwise and leap motion

What You'll Learn

A good melody is easy to remember. That is why the best melodies in songs get stuck in your head!

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 does a repeat sign tell you to do?

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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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