An open lesson by Nadezhda Vladimirovna Gomaleeva, music teacher at Municipal Secondary School No. 7 in Kaluga. With 12 years of experience, Nadezhda Vladimirovna won the "Experience" category of the Kaluga city professional skills competition "Teacher of the Year 2015." The lesson focused on "Musical Speech" and was taught to second-grade students. During the lesson, the children learned the basic means of musical expression, the difference between ordinary speech and "musical speech," and practiced associative comparisons between characters from famous cartoons and musical excerpts. The lesson is also useful for parents teaching their children the basics of musical literacy.