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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/melody/#m1)

2) The melody is the main tune in a piece of music, often the part that is sung. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/melody/#m2)

3) A melody is also any pleasant sound like music, such as birdsong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/melody/#m3)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/melody/#x1)
- Can you play the melody of «Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star»? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/melody/#x2)
- The song has a catchy melody that sticks in your head. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/melody/#x3)
- The violins play the melody while the cellos play the harmony. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/melody/#x4)
- The blackbird's melody woke me up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/melody/#x5)
- We composed a short melody using only five notes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/melody/#x6)
- The melody goes up and then comes down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/melody/#x7)
- He had a sweet voice, and every melody seemed to flow naturally from his lips. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/melody/#x8)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/AMO.90/)
- [Take up the melody, and sound the timbrel, the sweet harp with the psaltery.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1439/)
- [Sing praises unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp and the voice of melody.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1741/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «melody» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/melody/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.