diff --git a/doc/mainpage.dox b/doc/mainpage.dox
index ee8677f0..d3d759e1 100644
--- a/doc/mainpage.dox
+++ b/doc/mainpage.dox
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ where the internal battery is charged by hand-cranking a dynamo.
 
 \section main_other Other
 
+\li Melody plays a melody on a digital output pin using <tt>tone()</tt>.
 \li \ref power_save "Power saving utility functions"
 
 */
diff --git a/libraries/Melody/Melody.cpp b/libraries/Melody/Melody.cpp
index 5b2d88a6..c4bbd2c0 100644
--- a/libraries/Melody/Melody.cpp
+++ b/libraries/Melody/Melody.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
  *
  * The run() method must be called from the application's main
  * <tt>loop()</tt> method to ensure that the melody advances from
- * one note to the next.  It will not * block the application while
+ * one note to the next.  It will not block the application while
  * notes are playing.
  *
  * The number of loops can also be specified with setLoopDuration() which