Harmonic rhythm
How often the chord changes: once a bar, twice near a cadence, or slower.
- Category
- Chords and harmony
- First taught in
- 2.5 Build a three-chord accompaniment
- Theory cards
- Harmonising a melody (Level 2)
- Harmonic rhythm (Level 3)
In the lessons
2 lessons and 2 pieces where the Method teaches or uses it, in teaching order.
| Lesson | Lesson and piece |
|---|---|
| 2.5 | Build a three-chord accompanimentMelodie (Melody), Op. 68 No. 1, Robert Schumann |
| 3.10 | Play from chord symbolsStrutting Rag March, written for the Method |
In Musicianship
The units whose theory questions ask about it.
| Unit | Title |
|---|---|
| 2.5 | Three primary chords |
| 3.10 | Chord symbols |
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