melody

«melody» in Mova's school dictionary: a tune: a series of musical notes, one after another… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (melody, melodies)

meaning for a pupil

1) A melody is a tune: a series of musical notes, one after another, that sounds pleasing and is easy to remember. tree →

2) The melody is the main tune in a piece of music, often the part that is sung. tree →

3) A melody is also any pleasant sound like music, such as birdsong. tree →

sense in the lessons

In music lessons, pupils learn the difference between melody (the tune), rhythm (the beat pattern) and harmony (notes played together); they may compose a simple melody on a glockenspiel or recorder. In stories, a melody drifts through the air to show calm or magic. Common phrases: «a catchy melody», «hum the melody», «play the melody», «a sweet melody».

examples

• She hummed a happy melody as she painted. tree →
• Can you play the melody of «Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star»? tree →
• The song has a catchy melody that sticks in your head. tree →
• The violins play the melody while the cellos play the harmony. tree →
• The blackbird's melody woke me up. tree →
• We composed a short melody using only five notes. tree →
• The melody goes up and then comes down. tree →
• He had a sweet voice, and every melody seemed to flow naturally from his lips. tree →

note

Plural: melodies. Adjectives: «melodic» (to do with melody) and «melodious» (pleasant to hear). Say MEL-o-dee.

In the corpora

• Take thou away from Me the noise of thy songs; and let Me not hear the melody of thy psalteries.
• Take up the melody, and sound the timbrel, the sweet harp with the psaltery.
• Sing praises unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp and the voice of melody.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «melody» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.