3. The communication terminal of claim 2 , wherein: the controller is further configured to regulate pitch of the played alert tune segments in response to matching text from the message to the different entries in the stored list of words and/or phrases.
2. The communication terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to assemble a song from a sequence of alert tune segments that are selected in response to a sequence of message words and/or phrases that are matched to different entries in a stored list of words and/or phrases, and wherein the order in which the alert tune segments are played is responsive to the order of occurrence of the matched words and/or phrases in the message text.