{"id":15638,"date":"2016-03-03T21:52:19","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T02:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pianowizardacademy.com\/campus\/?p=15638"},"modified":"2016-03-03T21:52:19","modified_gmt":"2016-03-04T02:52:19","slug":"how-music-works-1-melody-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pianowizardacademy.com\/campus\/blog\/music-theory\/how-music-works-1-melody-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"How Music Works 1 &#8211; Melody &#8211; Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Music Works 1 - Melody - Part 1\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PnbOWi6f_IM?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Why does melody affect us so deeply, from the moment we are born? 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