Quotes About Melody

Don't you know how to use chopsticks?" Joel asked. Melody grimaced. "I've never been one for European food. A fork works just fine.

Through music we may wander where we will in time, and find friends in every century.

No será que hay sentimientos tan fuertes que, sencillamente, no pueden expresarse con palabras, sino que hay que cantarlos?

Even the utmost good-will and harmony and practical kindness are not sufficient for Friendship, for Friends do not live in harmony merely, as some say, but in melody. We do not wish for Friends to feed and clothe our bodies, -neighbors are kind enough for that, -but to do the like office to our spirits. For this few are rich enough, however well disposed they may be.

It's as though there were two melodies going on simultaneously: one for private exploitation and the other for the public ear. The whole struggle is to squeeze into the public record some tiny essence of the perpetual inner melody.

I hear the wind among the trees playing the celestial symphonies.

A scale is just the notes that are in a chord played one at a time instead of together. That's what has allowed me to go through the possible notes that work with a chord and make choices about which ones I like best. I go through by ear; you can do it by theory too, but the best way is to learn by ear.

I was a very romantic, overly dramatic young lady, which served me well as a songwriter. Especially as someone who had to focus on lyrics and melody, because if you're a dramatic and romantic person, lyrics come easy, and you turn every single short-term relationship into the biggest 'Romeo-and-Juliet' story ever.

Traveling to Europe and traveling in the U.S.A. was a much different experience. 'On the Road' exemplified everything glamorous that was happening on this side of the planet. The book puts off some kind of sweet melody - part hope for the world, part nostalgic.

When you are travelling, there's romance, and there's music.

I have tremendous respect for Pakistani artistes, they are very talented, especially where music sense and melody is concerned.

Dance numbers continue to be popular and I believe soulful and romantic tracks, too, will never go out of trend.

Western, jazz, folk, or tribal music, whatever the form, they all have the same sapta swaras as the basis.

Music is the language of the soul, the voice of the heart, and a message from the eternity.

Love is a song, written in your heart.

Every song is a story unfolding.

What song is it you want to hear?

There, in the chords and melodies, is everything I want to say. The words just jolly it along. It's always been my way of expressing what for me is inexpressible by any other means.

The point about melody and beat and lyric is that they exist to engage you in a very particular way. They want to occupy your attention.

Music is a foreign language which everyone knows but only musicians can speak.

All language is an aspiration to music.

Melody tried to distract me in a skirt made of brain skin.

I don't want the concert to ever end.

The banjo is such a happy instrument--you can't play a sad song on the banjo - it always comes out so cheerful.