Imagine you want to find a tune on Musipedia. What is the name of the search engine used, and what are three distinct methods you can use to search for a melody? Briefly describe how the 'Melodic Contour Search' method works.
Navigate to 'musipedia.org'. Identify the name of the melody search engine used by Musipedia. Identify and list three distinct methods for searching a tune. Locate and describe how the 'Melodic Contour Search' method functions.
State that Musipedia uses the 'Melodyhound' melody search engine. List at least three distinct melody search methods from the following: playing on a piano keyboard, whistling to the computer, tapping the rhythm on the computer keyboard, using Parsons code, Flash-based piano, JavaScript-based piano, dragging the mouse, using a microphone, Melodic Contour Search, Rhythm-based 'Query by Tapping' search method. Accurately describe that the 'Melodic Contour Search' method allows users to search based on whether the tune goes up, down, or if the pitch stays the same, without needing exact intervals.