Appoggiatura
A leaning small note on the beat that takes time from the main note and resolves by step.
- Category
- Ornaments
- First taught in
- 4.9 Keep the dancing bass light
- Theory cards
- The appoggiatura (Level 4)
In the lessons
2 lessons and 2 pieces where the Method teaches or uses it, in teaching order.
| Lesson | Lesson and piece |
|---|---|
| 4.9 | Keep the dancing bass lightPolonaise in D minor, BWV Anh. 128, Anonymous (Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach) |
| D.11 | Keep clarity inside a compact modern sonata movementSonatine, M.40 — I. Modéré, Maurice Ravel |
In Musicianship
The units whose theory questions ask about it.
| Unit | Title |
|---|---|
| 4.9 | Bass lines |
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