Example of melisma

Another example of melisma in popular music is heard in American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars' 2013 single "Do or Die". In the chorus and throughout the song, lead vocalist Jared Leto sings "and the story goes on..." while holding the "on" syllable through several notes.

1. What does melisma mean?
2. How do you use melisma in a sentence?

What does melisma mean?

1 : a group of notes or tones sung on one syllable in plainsong. 2 : melodic embellishment.

How do you use melisma in a sentence?

melisma in a sentence

1. Its difficulty lies in the use of melisma and Major mode.
2. In her recording, Lulu makes notable use of melisma.
3. She added frequent embellishments such as soaring arpeggiation and melisma.
4. The next occurrence of " darkness " is a broken downward melisma.