Matching the accompaniment pattern to the melody's character.
Character
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.
Screen 1 of 2, free to read.
- 5 exam-style questions, marked as you go, each with a worked solution
- Anything you get wrong is saved to your flashcards