Synesthesia and Melody’s Melodies

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In the book Out of My Mind, the main character Melody is defined by so much more than her Cerebral Palsy. She has many gifts, such as a photographic memory and synesthesia. Synesthesia is when the mind experiences one sense, and automatically creates a link with another of the body’s senses. In Melody’s case, when she hears music, she doesn’t just hear it. She sees it, and she can smell it. When she hears the song Elvira by the Oak Ridge Boys, which is her favorite song, she sees bright yellows and greens, and she can taste lemons and lemonade. When she hears classical music her mom listens to, she sees blues and purples. When she hears jazz, it is browns and tans, because she doesn’t particularly like jazz. When Melody hears Moon River sung by her school music teacher she sees varying shades of greens, deep emeralds and even paler green. This book is about so much more than a girl in a chair overcoming her limitations, This book is about a girl who refuses to be defined by her limitations, and instead chooses to define herself by her gifts. This playlist is a compilation of the songs and the composers who are mentioned in the book. It is titled Melody’s Melodies.