Requires the free Shockwave 8 plugin Almost everyone has heard the song Mary Had A Little Lamb . The notes you sing are the melody .
Jazz musicians are artists who use melody as a foundation to create new works of music.
With our Virtual Piano , you will learn how the same melody can sound fresh and new when played with a different rhythm , a different instrumentation , or a free-spirited combination of the two called improvisation . As the melody plays, watch the notes on the musical staff just above the keyboard. These written notes tell the musicians what notes to play on their instruments. You can either click directly on the piano keys with your mouse, or click the corresponding letters on your keyboard's middle row. The goal is to match the melody as it plays in the background.