[jazzman1945]

Hi, Case! To start retrieve something from melodica, forget about the piano and accordion; think about wind instrument like a saxophone or trumpet. This means – leading not fingers, but breath; ie phrase – exhale (pause) ; phrase – exhale ( pause). The primary form of this – Riff. You need to start exactly with this!Each note should be pronounced, and then she gets a sense.
Here’s my example: riffs alternate with quiet rhythmic fillers :

https://www.mediafire.com/?16mhv2knlh93q6n

http://www.mediafire.com/download/pl0q2h3vji8bhgb/Melodica+Exercises.mid