There’s Even More to Playing the Piano

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Chapter 1 - Melody

A melody is a group of notes, one after the other, that seem to belong together. Melody is often the top part of the musical texture but it can appear elsewhere within the texture. Some music can have two melodies at once but, more often than not, the melody is the single strand of the texture that stands out. The melody is the tune. Music that does not form part of a melody is described variously as accompaniment, texture, bass line, chords or counterpoint (see Chapter 11). The...