Melody
5.8
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1953-05-28
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Animation
An owl teaches his class full of birds about melody. It's all around in nature. Only birds and man can sing; man "sings" even when he speaks. We see a quick survey of the stages of life, as captured by songs: the alphabet song for primary school, Here Comes the Bride, The Old Gray Mare, etc. Some inspirations for song are outlined in song: love, sailing, trains, the West, motherhood, etc., but "we never sing about brains." Finally, an example of how a simple melody can be expanded into a symphony: an elaborate version of the simple tune that opened the lesson
Featured Crew
| Ward Kimball | Director |
| Dick Huemer | Story |
| Eyvind Earle | Color Designer |
| Kendell O'Connor | Art Direction |
| Victor Haboush | Art Direction |
| Ward Kimball | Animation |
| Julius Svendsen | Animation |
| Marc Davis | Animation |
| Harvey Toombs | Animation |
| Hal Ambro | Animation |
