Uploaded September 2011 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
First melody in the Fun with Melodic Dictation series.
IT IS UP TO YOU TO PAUSE THE VIDEO to repeat the melody before the answer is revealed.
This example is two measures long, in treble clef, in common time, with two sharps, and starts on the d below the staff.
As with all videos in this series, it may contain leaps of up to a sixth, and there may be eighth, sixteenth, quarter and half notes. There will be no rests.
First melody in the Fun with Melodic Dictation series.
IT IS UP TO YOU TO PAUSE THE VIDEO to repeat the melody before the answer is revealed.
This example is two measures long, in treble clef, in common time, with two sharps, and starts on the d below the staff.
As with all videos in this series, it may contain leaps of up to a sixth, and there may be eighth, sixteenth, quarter and half notes. There will be no rests.

![[graphic content] Laryngoscope in my pocket
I don’t know why it took me so long to figure out I could do this.
After successfully replicating Garcia’s method of laryngeal self examination several years ago, if only for a brief glimpse, I’ve wanted to have the ability to scope myself with better clarity and the ability to preserve video.
Fortunately I have a big mouth, and my iPhone 8 proved up to the task.
Please don’t try this at home. [graphic content] Laryngoscope in my pocket](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RjTs2p7tMCE/mqdefault.jpg)







![The Four French Nasal Vowels
Kinesthetic hand gestures to learn and remember the four French nasal vowels, based on sounds that American English speakers already know.
Note that not everyone agrees on the IPA for these vowels. I choose to write the nasal o as [õ], though some may use [ɔ̃]. I also err toward the more closed sound of it, mostly for the value in differentiating it from [ɑ̃].
Regardless, one should remember that IPA is only a starting point for clear, unaccented communication. Hopefully, this will give the beginning learner a leg up in forming the sounds, and differentiating between them. The Four French Nasal Vowels](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/W7AM1MkjLY4/mqdefault.jpg)
