Accompaniment patterns
Alberti bass, drum bass, waltz bass and broken chords: left-hand figures that support a melody.
- Category
- Counterpoint and texture
- First taught in
- 3.8 Balance melody and accompaniment
- Theory cards
- Alberti bass (Level 3)
- Lead sheets: broken patterns (Level 5)
In the lessons
2 lessons and 2 pieces where the Method teaches or uses it, in teaching order.
| Lesson | Lesson and piece |
|---|---|
| 3.8 | Balance melody and accompanimentSonatina in C major, Op. 36 No. 1: I. Spiritoso, Muzio Clementi |
| 5.9 | Carry a melody over broken harmonyArietta, Op. 12 No. 1, Edvard Grieg |
In Musicianship
The units whose theory questions ask about it.
| Unit | Title |
|---|---|
| 3.8 | Bass of a progression |
| 5.9 | Eight notes to the octave |
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