The phrase
A musical sentence of about two or four bars that grows toward an arrival and relaxes.
- Category
- Cadences and phrase
- First taught in
- F.6 Grow louder and softer
- Theory cards
- The phrase (Foundation)
In the lessons
6 lessons and 6 pieces where the Method teaches or uses it, in teaching order.
| Lesson | Lesson and piece |
|---|---|
| F.6 | Grow louder and softerThe First Lessons, Op. 117 No. 4, Cornelius Gurlitt |
| F.11 | Let a second voice enterA Second Voice, written for the Method |
| F.12 | Shape three stepsThree Steps, written for the Method |
| F.13 | Carry sound and silenceLong Shadows, written for the Method |
| 7.5 | Keep the pulse under rubatoPrelude in E minor, Op. 28 No. 4, Frédéric Chopin |
| 7.11 | Keep a lullaby melody above its rocking accompanimentLullaby (Berceuse), Op. 109 No. 7, Friedrich Burgmüller |
In Musicianship
The units whose theory questions ask about it.
| Unit | Title |
|---|---|
| F.6 | Steps and skips |
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