Melody
From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A melody in music means a tune. A melody is a line of notes of different pitches (high/low) which are played one after another. Together they make a tune in the same way that a group of words make a sentence. People like to sing melodies. Melodies have rhythm (the length of the notes).
In music 'melody' contrasts with 'harmony'. Harmony means notes which are played at the same time, like chords. Composers often think of a melody and then add harmony to it.
The adjective of 'melody' is melodic. There is also the adjective melodious which always means: 'a sweet-sounding melody'.
Music which does not have obvious melodies may be hard to understand (unless it is all about rhythm).
