Compose four bars in C major

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1. What a melody is
2. C major on the staff
3. Qualities of a good melody
4. Leaps of a 3rd
5. Melodic contour
6. Symmetry in four bars
7. Start on d, m or s; end on d
8. Compose four bars in C major
9. Sight-read and perform
10. Appreciate the melody