Music Fundamentals A Balanced Approach

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Melodies in Compound Meter

Let’s look at the piece, “A Little Hunting Song” by Robert Schumann, a short descriptive piece written for piano.

Notice:

• The new time signature


• The beaming of eighth notes into groups of threein the last two measures

191 Melodies in Compound Meter

193 First Method of Counting Compound Meter

195 Second Method of Counting Compound Meter

196 Rests

197 Beams

199 Dividing the Dotted Quarter

202 Comparing 6/8 and 3/4

204 Two-part Rhythm Exercises

205 Further Exercises in Compound Meter: Dotted

Eighth Note Rhythms

209 Workbook

MODULE 8 RHYTHM: COMPOUND METER

Vocabulary note: Articulation marks

ACCENT MARKS

tell the performer to play the note or notes louder than surrounding ones.

STACCATO

dots above or below note heads tell the performer to play the notes disconnected or detached.

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