Melody And Harmony

Melody is the bare bones of music. It consists of individual notes grouped together in a certain rhythm to create a different musical composition. A good melody is easily remembered, and easily understood. Therefore it must be simple enough to understand, but not too simple such that it lacks the sophistication. 

Harmony is the accompaniment to music. Harmony are groups of notes played together to create a barrage of sound. While melody is strictly confined to individual notes to form a musical phrase, harmony are individual notes grouped together to be played together. 

Simply put, melody is a tune we can sing to. A beautiful melody moves you, and it is easy to understand. 

Harmony reinforces the tune, and is the basis of a choir. 

All this is very technical, and for the average reader who does not understand music, all of these will seem like gibberish. 

But it is not the point of this article to talk about musical treatment of melodies and harmonies. 

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In life different people represent different melodies. They have certain characteristics, certain ups and downs, certain dynamics, and certain appreciation and appeal. A good melody is easy to understand. Therefore a simple person could be a good melody. They comprise of good notes, (i.e. good thoughts, good attitude, good composition of personality). However even bad people can be fairly simple. They are melodies with bad composition of notes, but still simple to understand. Imagine a bad piece of music, or tune. Still easy to follow, but hard to appreciate. 

Same goes with harmonies. People who get along with each other are syncronized in the way they think and act. They might be two totally different people, but they are in sync. Their melodies complement each other. In music harmonies are supposed to do just that. Either neutralize the extremities or accentuate the blandness. People in perfect harmony do just that. Best friends are best friends for nothing. And people who are easy to get along with, those are the best melodies, for they complement many other melodies in their presence. 

So the point?

This articles serves just as another angle to look at life. I am interested in music and I see people in that way sometimes. Some people are just not melodically sound (i.e. they are hard to understand) which is why it is hard to harmonize with them. 

But that does not mean its impossible. 

So if you are that person, you can change your self to make a better song. To hum a better tune. 

And if you are a melodious one, look for these people. Sometimes you are just what they need.