Grade 8 Music Theory, Unit 6, Lesson 4 of 4
Brainlag Music

Choosing a pattern

Music theory, Writing an accompaniment, 10 minutes

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Matching the accompaniment pattern to the melody's character.

Character

A waltz pattern: the bass on beat 1, chord notes on 2 and 3

A lyrical melody suits broken chords; a dance, a waltz or oom-pah pattern; a classical melody, an Alberti bass. Keep the pattern below the melody, and change it only at a new phrase.

The rest of this lesson and its 5 practice questions are in Brainlag Music Theory.

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  • 5 exam-style questions, marked as you go, each with a worked solution
  • Anything you get wrong is saved to your flashcards