diff --git a/libs/music/_locales/music-jsdoc-strings.json b/libs/music/_locales/music-jsdoc-strings.json
index ddbf3375..2d67cdcf 100644
--- a/libs/music/_locales/music-jsdoc-strings.json
+++ b/libs/music/_locales/music-jsdoc-strings.json
@@ -11,12 +11,10 @@
   "music.fromWAV": "Makes a sound bound to a buffer in WAV format.",
   "music.noteFrequency": "Get the frequency of a note.",
   "music.noteFrequency|param|name": "the note name, eg: Note.C",
-  "music.playSound": "Start playing a sound and don't wait for it to finish.\nNotes are expressed as a string of characters with this format: NOTE[octave][:duration]",
-  "music.playSoundEffect": "Plays a sound",
+  "music.playSoundEffect": "Start playing a sound and don't wait for it to finish.",
+  "music.playSoundEffectUntilDone": "Plays a sound",
+  "music.playSoundEffectUntilDone|param|sound": "the sound to play",
   "music.playSoundEffect|param|sound": "the sound to play",
-  "music.playSoundUntilDone": "Play a sound and wait until the sound is done.\nNotes are expressed as a string of characters with this format: NOTE[octave][:duration]",
-  "music.playSoundUntilDone|param|sound": "the melody to play, eg: music.sounds(Sounds.PowerUp)",
-  "music.playSound|param|sound": "the melody to play, eg: music.sounds(Sounds.PowerUp)",
   "music.playTone": "Play a tone through the speaker for some amount of time.",
   "music.playTone|param|frequency": "pitch of the tone to play in Hertz (Hz)",
   "music.playTone|param|ms": "tone duration in milliseconds (ms)",
@@ -28,8 +26,5 @@
   "music.setTempo|param|bpm": "The new tempo in beats per minute, eg: 120",
   "music.setVolume": "Set the output volume of the sound synthesizer.",
   "music.setVolume|param|volume": "the volume 0...256, eg: 128",
-  "music.sounds": "Get the melody string for a built-in melody.",
-  "music.sounds|param|name": "the note name, eg: Note.C",
-  "music.stopAllSounds": "Stop all sounds from playing.",
   "music.tempo": "Return the tempo in beats per minute (bpm).\nTempo is the speed (bpm = beats per minute) at which notes play. The larger the tempo value, the faster the notes will play."
 }
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diff --git a/libs/music/_locales/music-strings.json b/libs/music/_locales/music-strings.json
index 96657c5d..a74eae44 100644
--- a/libs/music/_locales/music-strings.json
+++ b/libs/music/_locales/music-strings.json
@@ -20,28 +20,17 @@
   "Note.GSharp|block": "G#",
   "SoundOutputDestination.Pin|block": "pin",
   "SoundOutputDestination.Speaker|block": "speaker",
-  "Sounds.BaDing|block": "ba ding",
-  "Sounds.JumpDown|block": "jump down",
-  "Sounds.JumpUp|block": "jump up",
-  "Sounds.MagicWand|block": "magic wand",
-  "Sounds.PowerDown|block": "power down",
-  "Sounds.PowerUp|block": "power up",
-  "Sounds.Siren|block": "siren",
-  "Sounds.Wawawawaa|block": "wawawawaa",
   "music._soundPicker|block": "%sound",
   "music.beat|block": "%fraction|beat",
   "music.changeTempoBy|block": "change tempo by %value|(bpm)",
   "music.noteFrequency|block": "%note",
-  "music.playSoundEffect|block": "play %sound",
-  "music.playSoundUntilDone|block": "play sound %sound=music_sounds|until done",
-  "music.playSound|block": "play sound %sound=music_sounds",
+  "music.playSoundEffectUntilDone|block": "play sound effect %sound|until done",
+  "music.playSoundEffect|block": "play sound effect %sound",
   "music.playTone|block": "play tone|at %note=device_note|for %duration=device_beat",
   "music.rest|block": "rest|for %duration=device_beat",
   "music.ringTone|block": "ring tone|at %note=device_note",
   "music.setTempo|block": "set tempo to %value|(bpm)",
   "music.setVolume|block": "set volume %volume",
-  "music.sounds|block": "%name",
-  "music.stopAllSounds|block": "stop all sounds",
   "music.tempo|block": "tempo (bpm)",
   "music|block": "music",
   "sounds.animalsCatPurr|block": "Animals cat purr",
diff --git a/libs/music/melodies.ts b/libs/music/melodies.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc78e0c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/music/melodies.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+namespace music {}
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diff --git a/libs/music/sounds.ts b/libs/music/sounds.ts
index 845c97c8..44c7cef0 100644
--- a/libs/music/sounds.ts
+++ b/libs/music/sounds.ts
@@ -256,15 +256,17 @@ namespace sounds {
 }
 
 namespace music {
+    let numSoundsPlaying = 0;
+    let soundsLimit = 3;
+
     /**
      * Plays a sound
      * @param sound the sound to play
      */
-    //% blockId=music_play_sound_effect block="play %sound"
+    //% blockId=music_play_sound_effect_until_done block="play sound effect %sound|until done"
     //% weight=98
-    export function playSoundEffect(sound: Sound) {
+    export function playSoundEffectUntilDone(sound: Sound) {
         if (!sound) return;
-
         sound.play();
     }
 
@@ -277,4 +279,16 @@ namespace music {
     export function _soundPicker(sound: Sound): Sound {
         return sound;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Start playing a sound and don't wait for it to finish.
+     * @param sound the sound to play
+     */
+    //% blockId=music_play_sound_effect block="play sound effect %sound"
+    //% weight=99
+    export function playSoundEffect(sound: Sound) {
+        if (!sound || numSoundsPlaying >= soundsLimit) return;
+        numSoundsPlaying++;
+        control.runInBackground(() => {sound.play(); numSoundsPlaying--;});
+    }
 }