melodic
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Who do these guys regard as music’s greatest melodic bass player?
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
He transferred what he called the phasing technique from tape to live music in “Piano Phase,” where one pianist repeats a melodic pattern while another plays the same sequence at a slightly faster tempo.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
The song has a slow introduction, but Del Rey's classic melodic vocals draw you in.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Where the first wave of bands that emerged from downtown were more traditionally rock and roll and melodic, No Wave was the louder, darker, discordant underbelly and the logical next step.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
Figure 2.6: A melodic phrase based on the Siegfried leitmotif , from Wagner's opera The Valkyrie.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
Vocabulary lists containing melodic
Music - Middle School
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Music - High School
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