broken chord
Notes played sequentially
A broken chord is a chord whose notes are played in succession rather than simultaneously.
In piano music, arpeggios are the most common form.
The technique creates a flowing, harp-like effect: The left hand played broken chords while the right carried the melody.
Successive chord tones
- fingeringNote-playing hand technique
- pluckSpirit or yank
- strumBrush strings rhythmically
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
voicing · articulation · phrasing · embellishment · ostinato · tremolo · pizzicato
Keyed percussion instrument
- harpsichordPlucked-string keyboard instrument
- organBody's working component
- clavichordSoft-toned keyed instrument
- synthesizerElectronic sound-generating instrument
digital piano · grand piano · pedal · sustain · damper · ivories · accompaniment · left-hand
Group of three
- inversionReversal of position
- tonicInvigorating medicinal drink
- dominantHaving superior influence
- subdominantFourth scale degree
suspension · resolution · consonance · interval · thirds · sixths · voicing
Note-playing hand technique
- hand positionPlacement of fingers
- strideExtended single footstep
- ragtimeSyncopated piano genre
- classical guitarAcoustic with nylon strings
arpeggio
Successive chord tones
sequence · voicing · articulation · phrasing · embellishment · ostinato · tremolo · pizzicato
piano
Keyed percussion instrument
- harpsichordPlucked-string keyboard instrument
- organBody's working component
- clavichordSoft-toned keyed instrument
synthesizer · digital piano · grand piano · pedal · sustain · damper · ivories · accompaniment · left-hand · practice
triad
Group of three
subdominant · suspension · resolution · consonance · interval · thirds · sixths · voicing
fingering
Note-playing hand technique
- hand positionPlacement of fingers
- strideExtended single footstep
- ragtimeSyncopated piano genre
classical guitar · lute · exercise · etude
- piano exercisesetude, hand coordination, finger exercise, scale, major scales
- ornamentsornaments, ornament, decoration, decor, adornment
- chordsA major, A minor, B major, B minor, C major
- audio flawswrong note, missed note, clipping, distortion, hum
- music theorynote, notes, harmony, melody, rhythm
- piano practicemajor scale, minor scale, chromatic scale, etude, finger exercise