Melody has received awards including the 3MBS National Composers Award, an APRA PDA, and the Soundstream National Composer Award. Her music has been performed by ensembles and orchestras such as the London Sinfonietta, BBC Singers, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, and the Australian String Quartet. Melody has participated in several electronic music festivals including SEAMUS 2011, ACMC 2012, and ICMC 2011 and has composed for video games such as Avatar: The Last Air Bender. Melody is an alum of the American Composers Orchestra’s Underwood New Music Readings. Current projects include a comission by the League of American Orchestras, the EarShot Foundation premier at Carnegie Hall, and a commission for the Synergy 40×40 project.