Let's call that tune the theme . A theme is an important melody that is heard several times throughout a piece of music. You will hear this theme as you click the letter in the first yellow square. Listen to this famous French theme by Bizet by clicking the letter inside the yellow square. In the following squares you will hear variations .
Variations repeat the theme but the theme is changed in some important way.
A variation repeats the theme but changes it in some important way. Click the letter to listen to the first variation . Listen to the next variation . I should sound different from the others. Listen for the drum sounds.