Countermelody – A secondary melody that is sung or played simultaneously with the main melody

(Pronounced kown-tuh meh-luh-dee)

To remember what countermelody is, use the following mnemonic:

From the counter top they picked two different melodies (countermelody) by accident. They played the melodies at the same time and they sounded great.

Examples of countermelody in a sentence

There was a countermelody between the trumpet and flute.

The song used a countermelody throughout. 

A countermelody was performed perfectly.