Captain Broccoli explains Augmented Sixth chords. Using Neapolitan Chords. Building Neapolitan Chords. The Fallibroome Academy. A level Music is a popular choice at Fallibroome and our uptake is well above the national average.
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Tavener. Reich. Monteverdi. Mozart. Van Morrison. Poulenc. Schubert. Historia de la Música (Lecciones Ilustradas) A5. Melodic Decoration - My Music Theory. What is Melodic Decoration?
There are several ways that we can make a harmonic line more interesting - liven it up a little - so that it doesn't sound like a boring, simple progression of chords. The different techniques we can use to do this are, as a group, called "melodic decoration", and can be found in any of the voice parts; S, A, T or B. Notes which form part of the melodic decoration are also sometimes known as "non-chord" notes, because they are not part of the actual chord chosen for the harmony.
Look at these bars taken from a Bach Chorale BWV 2.6.