Popular Music: The melody is simple and repetitive.

That doesn’t make it bad, it makes

it more relatable to the listener, in this case it is also effective in creating a landscape for
the lyrics. Rather than creating contrast the melody fits perfectly in accordance with the
repeating piano arpeggios.

Somewhere Over The Rainbow: The melody in this version is different from the original,
the vocalist phrases the melody differently, perhaps based solely on the way she feels
it. There is so much soul in the phrasing of the melody and the solo acoustic guitar sets
the musical tapestry so beautifully.

World Music: This melody is gentle but commanding at the same time. The vocal
delivery of a piece like this one is very important in order to convey the two feelings I
previously mentioned. The melody makes use of a very strong head voice with many
long held out notes, leaps and runs.

Jazz: What a great tune! The melody is playful and the way Louis Armstrong plays
around with it on trumpet and vocals adds so much to the playful nature that Fats Waller
intended when he composed the song. The melody isn’t too challenging, but that’s what
makes it relatable to the listener. The interplay between Louis Armstrong playing the
melody and the rhythm section backing him up is what makes the listener want to
dance.

Classical: This melody makes use of more scale wise steps rather than large leaps. It
also makes use of little turns and trills, typical of the music of this time. The first section
contrasts nicely to the second section. The first being more bouncy and the melody
seems to be played even slightly ahead of the beat giving it a little bit of a sense of
urgency. The second section is much more calm making use of lush string chords and
arpeggios underneath the melody.