diff --git a/frontend/src/melodies/MelodyList.jsx b/frontend/src/melodies/MelodyList.jsx
index 9f4c1f4..35a416b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/melodies/MelodyList.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/melodies/MelodyList.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useState, useEffect, useRef, useMemo } from "react";
+import { useState, useEffect, useRef, useMemo } from "react";
 import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 import api from "../api/client";
 import { useAuth } from "../auth/AuthContext";
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ import {
 const MELODY_TYPES = ["", "orthodox", "catholic", "all"];
 const MELODY_TONES = ["", "normal", "festive", "cheerful", "lamentation"];
 const NOTE_LABELS = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP";
+const SORTABLE_COLUMN_TO_KEY = {
+  name: "name",
+  totalActiveBells: "totalActiveBells",
+  dateCreated: "dateCreated",
+  dateEdited: "dateEdited",
+};
 
 // All available columns with their defaults
 const ALL_COLUMNS = [
@@ -271,7 +277,7 @@ export default function MelodyList() {
     switch (key) {
       case "name":
         return getDisplayName(info.name).toLowerCase();
-      case "totalBells":
+      case "totalActiveBells":
         return Number(info.totalActiveBells || 0);
       case "dateEdited":
         return parseDateValue(metadata.dateEdited);
@@ -300,6 +306,24 @@ export default function MelodyList() {
     });
   }, [melodies, createdByFilter, sortBy, sortDir]); // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
 
+  const handleSortClick = (columnKey) => {
+    const nextSortKey = SORTABLE_COLUMN_TO_KEY[columnKey];
+    if (!nextSortKey) return;
+    if (sortBy === nextSortKey) {
+      setSortDir((prev) => (prev === "asc" ? "desc" : "asc"));
+      return;
+    }
+    setSortBy(nextSortKey);
+    setSortDir(nextSortKey === "dateCreated" || nextSortKey === "dateEdited" ? "desc" : "asc");
+  };
+
+  const getSortIndicator = (columnKey) => {
+    const sortKey = SORTABLE_COLUMN_TO_KEY[columnKey];
+    if (!sortKey) return null;
+    if (sortBy !== sortKey) return "↕";
+    return sortDir === "asc" ? "â–²" : "â–¼";
+  };
+
   const renderCellValue = (key, row) => {
     const info = row.information || {};
     const ds = row.default_settings || {};
@@ -398,7 +422,44 @@ export default function MelodyList() {
           </div>
         );
       case "duration":
-        return ds.duration != null ? formatDuration(ds.duration) : "-";
+        if (ds.duration == null) return "-";
+        if (Number(ds.duration) === 0) {
+          return (
+            <span
+              className="px-2 py-0.5 text-xs rounded-full"
+              style={{ backgroundColor: "rgba(88,156,250,0.18)", color: "var(--text-link)" }}
+            >
+              Single Run
+            </span>
+          );
+        }
+        {
+          const allDurationValues = melodySettings?.duration_values || [];
+          const nonZeroDurations = allDurationValues.filter((v) => Number(v) > 0);
+          const idx = nonZeroDurations.indexOf(Number(ds.duration));
+          const percent = idx >= 0 && nonZeroDurations.length > 0
+            ? Math.round(((idx + 1) / nonZeroDurations.length) * 100)
+            : 0;
+          return (
+            <div className="min-w-28">
+              <div className="text-xs mb-1" style={{ color: "var(--text-secondary)" }}>
+                {formatDuration(ds.duration)}
+              </div>
+              <div
+                className="w-full h-2 rounded-full"
+                style={{ backgroundColor: "var(--bg-primary)", border: "1px solid var(--border-primary)" }}
+              >
+                <div
+                  className="h-full rounded-full transition-all"
+                  style={{
+                    width: `${Math.max(0, Math.min(100, percent))}%`,
+                    backgroundColor: speedBarColor(percent),
+                  }}
+                />
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          );
+        }
       case "totalRunDuration":
         return ds.totalRunDuration ?? "-";
       case "pauseDuration":
@@ -417,14 +478,14 @@ export default function MelodyList() {
         );
       case "noteAssignments":
         return ds.noteAssignments?.length > 0 ? (
-          <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-1.5">
+          <div className="flex flex-nowrap gap-1 whitespace-nowrap">
             {ds.noteAssignments.map((assignedBell, noteIdx) => (
               <div
                 key={noteIdx}
                 className="flex flex-col items-center rounded-md border"
                 style={{
-                  minWidth: "30px",
-                  padding: "3px 5px",
+                  minWidth: "26px",
+                  padding: "3px 3px",
                   backgroundColor: "var(--bg-card-hover)",
                   borderColor: "var(--border-primary)",
                 }}
@@ -434,7 +495,7 @@ export default function MelodyList() {
                 </span>
                 <div className="w-full my-0.5" style={{ height: "1px", backgroundColor: "var(--border-primary)" }} />
                 <span className="text-xs leading-tight" style={{ color: "var(--text-muted)" }}>
-                  {assignedBell > 0 ? assignedBell : "—"}
+                  {assignedBell > 0 ? assignedBell : "—"}
                 </span>
               </div>
             ))}
@@ -551,26 +612,6 @@ export default function MelodyList() {
             <option value="draft">Drafts</option>
           </select>
 
-          <select
-            value={sortBy}
-            onChange={(e) => setSortBy(e.target.value)}
-            className={selectClass}
-          >
-            <option value="dateCreated">Sort: Date Created</option>
-            <option value="dateEdited">Sort: Date Edited</option>
-            <option value="name">Sort: Name</option>
-            <option value="totalBells">Sort: Total Bells</option>
-          </select>
-
-          <select
-            value={sortDir}
-            onChange={(e) => setSortDir(e.target.value)}
-            className={selectClass}
-          >
-            <option value="desc">Desc</option>
-            <option value="asc">Asc</option>
-          </select>
-
           <div className="relative" ref={creatorPickerRef}>
             <button
               type="button"
@@ -724,10 +765,33 @@ export default function MelodyList() {
                   {activeColumns.map((col) => (
                     <th
                       key={col.key}
-                      className={`px-4 py-3 text-left font-medium ${col.key === "color" ? "w-8 px-2" : ""}`}
+                      className={`px-4 py-3 text-left font-medium ${
+                        col.key === "color" ? "w-8 px-2" : col.key === "noteAssignments" ? "min-w-[420px]" : ""
+                      }`}
                       style={{ color: "var(--text-muted)" }}
                     >
-                      {col.key === "color" ? "" : col.label}
+                      {col.key === "color" ? "" : (
+                        <div className="inline-flex items-center gap-1">
+                          <span>{col.label}</span>
+                          {SORTABLE_COLUMN_TO_KEY[col.key] ? (
+                            <button
+                              type="button"
+                              onClick={(e) => {
+                                e.stopPropagation();
+                                handleSortClick(col.key);
+                              }}
+                              className="text-xs leading-none px-1 rounded cursor-pointer"
+                              style={{
+                                color: sortBy === SORTABLE_COLUMN_TO_KEY[col.key] ? "var(--accent)" : "var(--text-muted)",
+                                backgroundColor: sortBy === SORTABLE_COLUMN_TO_KEY[col.key] ? "rgba(116,184,22,0.14)" : "transparent",
+                              }}
+                              title={`Sort by ${col.label}`}
+                            >
+                              {getSortIndicator(col.key)}
+                            </button>
+                          ) : null}
+                        </div>
+                      )}
                     </th>
                   ))}
                   {canEdit && (
@@ -748,7 +812,9 @@ export default function MelodyList() {
                     {activeColumns.map((col) => (
                       <td
                         key={col.key}
-                        className={`px-4 py-3 ${col.key === "color" ? "w-8 px-2" : ""}`}
+                        className={`px-4 py-3 ${
+                          col.key === "color" ? "w-8 px-2" : col.key === "noteAssignments" ? "min-w-[420px]" : ""
+                        }`}
                         style={{ color: "var(--text-primary)" }}
                       >
                         {renderCellValue(col.key, row)}
@@ -819,3 +885,4 @@ export default function MelodyList() {
     </div>
   );
 }
+