Grade 8 Music Theory, Unit 5, Lesson 3 of 4
Brainlag Music

Accompaniment patterns

Music theory, Romantic style, 10 minutes

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The Alberti bass, broken chords and the waltz pattern.

The Alberti bass

Lowest, highest, middle, highest

The left hand breaks each chord into even notes under the melody: lowest, highest, middle, highest.

The rest of this lesson and its 4 practice questions are in Brainlag Music Theory.

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