ABSTRACT
This chapter considers a variety of topics related to melodica usage in the music theory classroom. First, several options for obtaining a classroom set of melodicas are considered. Second, a few different usages of melodicas in an undergraduate music theory curriculum are explored, and samples of exercises and activities for beginning and more advanced students are provided. Finally, the primary benefits of melodica usage for students are discussed, including an increased interdependence between students’ written work and their audiation abilities and a better conceptualization of pitch space via kinesthetic engagement.
