Anatomy Interactive

Welcome to Anatomy Interactive,

A sandbox for sound, style, and discovery.

I’m thrilled to share this with you.

Anatomy Interactive is the evolving, behind-the-scenes companion to Anatomy of a Melody. It’s a growing collection of audio and video clips that bring the book to life—and it’s totally free.

I’VE just started building it, and I’ll be adding more content as I work my way through the book, one concept, one clip at a time. You’ll find musical examples, solo fragments, rhythmic loops, historical references, and more. This is the stuff that’s hard to capture on a page but makes all the difference when you can hear it and see it in action.

This isn’t a course. It’s a sandbox. A place to play, experiment, and hear how the ideas in the book translate to real sound.

Check back often for new content—and if you’re enjoying the book and this interactive space, let your friends and fellow musicians know. I’d love for more people to discover what’s possible here.

It’s yours now too—come explore.

JAVIER ARAU

Author “Anatomy of a Melody”

Introduction

UNIT ONE Melody and Rhythm

1 A Perfect Tonic Major Scale Fragments, Rhythm, and Motivic Development

 
 
 
 

2 Playing With Purpose Chord Tone Target Notes, Transposition, and Key Centers

3 Night and Day Minor Key Melodic Targets and the Dorian Mode

UNIT TWO Harmony and Form

4 Change is Coming Functional Harmony & Tension and Release

5 Leaps and Bounds Dominant Harmony, Cadences, and Major Pentatonics

6 Blues in the Night Minor Progressions, Minor Pentatonics, and the 12-Bar Blues

UNIT THREE Unity and Purpose

7 Trinity ii-V-I Voice-leading and Linear Improvisation

8 Night Shift Minor ii-V-i, Modal Mixture, and the Altered Dominant

9 Next Level Bebop and Chromatic Linear Improvisation

Conclusion