Melodic Contour: Arches, Steps & Leaps

Here's the set list: first you learn it — 4 quick hands-on cards. Then you prove it — 5 theory and 3 ear-training challenges. Every right answer adds a bar to tonight's song, Mountain Road (D major, 🕯️ Ballad).

📝 Riff sheet

Good melodies mostly move by step, save leaps for big moments, and usually step back the other way after a leap.

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Covers: Melodic shape (arches), steps vs. leaps, answering a leap with steps the other way. Turn your sound up.