pxt-calliope/docs/reference/music/begin-melody.md

# Begin Melody

Begin playing a musical melody through pin ``P0`` of the @boardname@.

## Simulator

This function only works on the @boardname@ and in some browsers.

```sig
music.beginMelody(music.builtInMelody(Melodies.Entertainer), MelodyOptions.Once)
```
or in the format ``NOTE[octave][:duration] eg: ['g5:1']``
```sig
music.beginMelody(['g4:1', 'c5', 'e', 'g:2', 'e:1', 'g:3'], MelodyOptions.Once)
```

## Parameters

* ``melody`` is the array representation of a melody you wish to play

## Example

This example plays the ``Entertainer`` built-in melody.

```blocks
music.beginMelody(music.builtInMelody(Melodies.Entertainer), MelodyOptions.Once)
```

## See also

[play tone](/reference/music/play-tone), [rest](/reference/music/rest), [ring tone](/reference/music/ring-tone) , [tempo](/reference/music/tempo), [set tempo](/reference/music/set-tempo), 
[change tempo by](/reference/music/change-tempo-by)