Skills · Making it music
Melody forward, background soft
Hear the singer in each hand; the background soft and even.
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- Lesson 13
R forward – L background
Same rhythm, layered volume.
In Course 03 · Colours of sound
Open → - Lesson 14
Switch the sound layers
First two bars R stands out; last two bars L stands out.
In Course 03 · Colours of sound
Open → - Lesson 20
Swap the melody role
L plays a low melody, R holds the chords.
In Course 04 · Melody & accompaniment
Open → - Lesson 30
Final etude: keep three things going
R syncopated melody; L broken-chord accompaniment; changing dynamics.
Open → - Lesson 50
Your own stage
Create your phrase, keeping the accompaniment even and the melody forward.
In Course 10 · Phrase workshop
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 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 151
Melody over chords
Right sings clearly, left holds softly
Open → - Lesson 152
Melody in the left hand
Swapping the listening roles between the hands
Open → - Lesson 154
A little summary piece
Combining melody, broken chords and cadence
Open → - Lesson 155
Morning sunlight
Right-hand melody over held left-hand chords
In Peaceful Days · 18 short pieces
Open → - Lesson 156
Two leaves
Left-hand melody, right-hand chords as background
In Peaceful Days · 18 short pieces
Open → - Lesson 157
Birdsong by the window
Passing the melody between the hands
In Peaceful Days · 18 short pieces
Open → - Lesson 159
Clouds changing colour
The melody on the top note of chord inversions
In Peaceful Days · 18 short pieces
Open → - Lesson 161
A little stream
Left arpeggiates evenly, right sings the phrase legato
In Peaceful Days · 18 short pieces
Open → - Lesson 167
Footsteps on the grass
Bass and answering chords, with the melody on top
In Peaceful Days · 18 short pieces
Open → - Lesson 169
The lake at dawn
An Alberti pattern under a long melody
In Peaceful Days · 18 short pieces
Open → - Lesson 170
The porch lamp
Off-beat right-hand chords and an inner pulse
In Peaceful Days · 18 short pieces
Open → - Lesson 172
A peaceful day
Combining accompaniment styles into one piece
In Peaceful Days · 18 short pieces
Open → - Lesson 173
First Light
Sing a bright melody over a bass that walks on every beat.
Open → - Lesson 179
Offbeat Light
Offbeat pop: the right hand lands after the beat while the left hand keeps the beat.
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