Unit 11, Lesson 4 of 5
Brainlag Plus Music

What the composer does

Music theory, Reading a score, 15 minutes

Four devices you will be asked to find in a score: a sequence, a pedal, imitation and syncopation.

Sequence

A sequence repeats a short figure straight away, in the same part, starting on a different note: here each time a step lower. It drives the music on while keeping it unified.

One figure, then the same figure a step lower, and again

The rest of this lesson and its 5 practice questions are in Plus Music.

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