Were you able to note down the shape of the melody using the four neumes? Let’s have a look at the solution.

The first sign – a tractulus – gives the starting note. The second sign – a virga – indicates that the voice will raise up compared to the first note. But we cannot learn from it which interval we have to sing. The next neume is again a virga, so the voice will raise again. Then the next sign – a pes – indicates the raising of two connected notes. Finally the sign on the word ‘off’ is a clivis. This sign indicates a descending interval.

We hope you enjoyed your experience scribbling down your first melody with neumes!

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