Syncopation
An accent or a held note placed off the beat, against a pulse that keeps going.
- Category
- Rhythm and meter
- First taught in
- 3.2 Keep the beat through syncopation
- Theory cards
- Syncopation (Level 3)
- Ragtime (Level 6)
In the lessons
4 lessons and 4 pieces where the Method teaches or uses it, in teaching order.
| Lesson | Lesson and piece |
|---|---|
| 3.2 | Keep the beat through syncopationTraditioner af swenska folk-dansar, Part 1 No. 17, Traditional, arr. Olof Åhlström |
| 6.8 | Keep ragtime movingPeacherine Rag, Scott Joplin |
| 8.9 | Keep a ragtime bass lightHarlem Rag, Tom Turpin |
| D.8 | Keep dance metre through displaced accentsImpromptu in F minor, D. 935 No. 4 (Op. 142 No. 4) — complete, Franz Schubert |
In Musicianship
The units whose theory questions ask about it.
| Unit | Title |
|---|---|
| 3.2 | Syncopation |
| 6.8 | Ragtime syncopation |
Related ideas
In the app, the Theory library has the whole cards, with their questions, and a deep dive into this idea. The glossary from A to Z
Practise all 157 lessons at your piano
In Musalea each lesson runs step by step, and after every run the app tells you what to fix: the bar, the hand and how to practise it.
14 practice days · everything unlocked · no card