Melody

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What is Melody?
● It is the series of high and low
sounds or notes that make up music.

● It is the “singable” part of the song.

 C Major Scale
● It is a popular melody that is
arranged by steps in an ascending
manner.

ascending

descending
What is a Melodic Shape?
● It refers to the upward and
downward direction of tones. It helps
shape the melody of a song.
What is a Melodic Line?
● It is like a string of notes that are
arranged in order to create a
musical idea.
 How do Notes move?
Notes move in different directions such as the following:

Notes that move upward by STEP Notes that move up by SKIPS

Notes that go down by SKIPS Notes that stay or repeated

What other means are used to
help in singing the melody of a
song correctly?
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Kodaly Hand Signs
Activity

STEP

SKIP

REPEAT
Remember And Learn

● Melody moves in different directions. It

moves skips or steps, or it may stay in one
direction.

● Melodic Line is a series of notes that are

arranged to create a musical idea.

● A melodic shape or contour is the rise and

fall motion of notes that results in a
beautiful melody.