The trill
Rapid alternation with the note above; the start note depends on period and context.
- Category
- Ornaments
- First taught in
- 4.1 Place a trill
- Theory cards
- Ornaments: trill, mordent and turn (Level 4)
In the lessons
7 lessons and 7 pieces where the Method teaches or uses it, in teaching order.
| Lesson | Lesson and piece |
|---|---|
| 4.1 | Place a trillMinuet in F major, BWV Anh. 113, Anonymous (Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach) |
| 4.2 | Trill into a cadenceMinuet in A minor, BWV Anh. 120, Anonymous (Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach) |
| 4.9 | Keep the dancing bass lightPolonaise in D minor, BWV Anh. 128, Anonymous (Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach) |
| 9.10 | Play with clear harmonic directionPiano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1: I. Allegro molto e con brio, Ludwig van Beethoven |
| D.4 | Let ornament and sequence direct the phrasePrelude and Fugue in F-sharp minor, BWV 859 — complete pair, Johann Sebastian Bach |
| D.6 | Vary a line over a continuing bassBerceuse in D-flat major, Op. 57, Frédéric Chopin |
| L.5 | Keep chromatic return and ornament in proportionRondo in A minor, K. 511, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
In Musicianship
The units whose theory questions ask about it.
| Unit | Title |
|---|---|
| 4.1 | Melodies to the octave |
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