Skills · Accompaniment patterns
Even broken chords
Broken-chord notes even, the thumb not jumping out, the other hand keeping the phrase.
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- Lesson 18
Melody + broken 1-5-3-5
L arpeggiates the chord in eighth notes.
In Course 04 · Melody & accompaniment
Open → - Lesson 79
Mary with broken 1–5–3–5
Keep the same melody while changing the accompaniment.
Open → - Lesson 185
Complete piece: Twinkle with three accompaniments
The whole 12 bars, a different accompaniment in each phrase: roots, block chords, then the broken 1–5–3–5.
Open → - Lesson 121
Broken 1–5–8–5 under the melody
Keep the melody going while the accompaniment pattern changes.
Open → - Lesson 125
Prelude in C: the first four broken bars
The left hand starts, then the right hand continues the broken line.
Open → - Lesson 194
Complete piece: Little river
A 12-bar piece with a flowing accompaniment: Alberti in phrase A, then the 1–5–8–5 broken chord in phrase B.
Open → - Lesson 139
Right-hand staircase
Broken 1-3-5-3 in the right hand
Open → - Lesson 140
Left-hand staircase
Broken 1-3-5-3 in the left hand
Open → - Lesson 141
Two streams flowing
Both hands arpeggiate in parallel
Open → - Lesson 142
Changing direction
Hands arpeggiate in opposite directions
Open → - Lesson 143
Still ground – flowing stream
Left holds the chord, right arpeggiates
Open → - Lesson 144
Swapping roles
Right holds the chord, left arpeggiates
Open → - Lesson 161
A little stream
Left arpeggiates evenly, right sings the phrase legato
In Peaceful Days · 18 short pieces
Open → - Lesson 162
Dew on a leaf
A melody from broken chords in the right hand
In Peaceful Days · 18 short pieces
Open → - Lesson 163
Two rivers
Parallel and contrary motion through a broken-chord motif
In Peaceful Days · 18 short pieces
Open → - Lesson 174
Letters Never Sent
Tell a sad letter in 6/8: the left hand rolls six eighth notes in every bar.
Open → - Lesson 175
Running Home
Keep a quick, bright pulse: the left hand rolls eight eighth notes in every bar.
Open → - Lesson 176
After the Rain
A dreamy space: long notes in the right hand, a wide left-hand roll from the bass upwards.
Open → - Lesson 177
Beyond the Horizon
A grand melody in 3/4, the left hand rolling six eighth notes in every bar.
Open → - Lesson 178
Quiet Roads
A slow, simple song: the melody enters after a rest, the left hand rolls four quarter notes.
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