German Dance in G Major WoO 8, No. 11 by Ludwig van Beethoven

8th Note Alberti Bass Accompaniment

Accompaniment Patterns

A type of accompaniment pattern that uses a persistent 8th note rhythm with a low-high-middle-high note configuration.

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8th Notes

Rhythm

Notes whose lengths are equal to one-eighth the value of a whole note or half the value of a quarter note.

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Anacrusis

Meter

Sometimes called upbeats or pickup notes; a note or series of notes that precede and give stress to the first downbeat of a piece.

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Blocked Chord Accompaniment

Accompaniment Patterns

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses root-position major and minor triads with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

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Blocked Intervals Accompaniment

Accompaniment Patterns

An accompaniment that uses a variety of blocked intervals with a relatively equal rate of occurrence.

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Broken Chords

Chords

Chord tones played one note at a time that are not part of an accompaniment pattern.

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Crossing Over Thumb

Hand and Finger Techniques

The physical motion of crossing fingers 2, 3, 4, or 5 over the thumb; used when playing scalar passages or outside of five finger scales.

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D.C. al Fine

Notation

An indication instructing the player to go back to the beginning of a piece and play until "Fine".

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Extended Hand Positions

Hand and Finger Techniques

Hand positions that require stretching beyond a five finger scale; usually to play intervals that are 6ths or greater.

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Grace Notes

Expression

Ornamentations that are notated in a smaller size than normal notes and played slightly before them.

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Intermediate Single Note Accompaniment

Accompaniment Patterns

A type of accompaniment pattern where only one note is played at a time but with large intervals, many hand positions, and complex rhythms.

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Intermediate Two Voices in One Hand

Texture

A type of texture where one or both hands play more than one voice at a time with large intervals, many hand positions, and complex rhythms.

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Parallel Octaves

Intervals

A series of any amount or quality of blocked octaves that are played one hand at a time, and where both notes move up or down in parallel motion.

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Repeated Single Notes

Intervals

The same note that occurs several times in a row throughout a piece.

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German Dance in G Major WoO 8, No. 11

Ludwig van Beethoven

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Elements

8th Note Alberti Bass Accompaniment

8th Notes

Anacrusis

Blocked Chord Accompaniment

Blocked Intervals Accompaniment

Broken Chords

Crossing Over Thumb

D.C. al Fine

Extended Hand Positions

Grace Notes

Intermediate Single Note Accompaniment

Intermediate Two Voices in One Hand

Parallel Octaves

Repeated Single Notes

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