Definition:A series of musical notes that the listener perceives as a single entity.
-What does a single entity mean?
Definition: Any Single Pitch. The smallest unit of sound.
Imagine we visualize the notes in a melody.
Look Below - Although we do not all read music, look at the "Happy Birthday" sheet music below: We can see that the dots (representing the notes) don't just stay on one line or space (like the straight line), but they move around jumping to higher lines (higher range) to lower lines (lower range) and all around.
???? What are some instruments that typically provide Melodic Material in a song ?????
​In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a previously recorded, commercially released song by someone other than the original artist or composer.
2. Do you think these were good choices by the artist (i.e. do you like what he/she did with it)? Why or Why not?
3. Why do you think the new artist chose to cover this song?