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a rhythmic series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effect this week, we'll learn to play a more complicated melody on the saxophone

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Recent Examples of melody In some ways, the melody that came to the old guitarist in his sleep has come full circle. Alan Light, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 Musicians and sound designers are using AI tools to come up with new sounds, mix tracks and even generate melodies. Harshal Shah, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025 There’s a real kind of nice melody that happens with Jack’s writing. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Mar. 2025 Her stacked, lo-fi melodies are reminiscent of Ethel Cain’s, and her lyrics are lovelorn and narratively rich. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for melody

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“Melody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melody. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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