PATTERNS

Musical Form

Because it is built up of  many well ordered PATTERNS, music has often been compared to architecture. We have in music, Melody pattern, Rhythmical Pattern, Harmony Pattern and (in piano music) Finger Pattern. The ability to recognize PATTERNS is very important it makes for easier Sight-Reading, quacker Memorizing and more intelegent Interpretation.

THE MELODY PATTERN

Fix in your mind the above melody pattern in the right hand and note that the tones move THREE STEPS upward and ONE SKIP downward

The same PATTERN one while key heigher.

Note now that this design is repeated is repeated over and over throughout the little composition. Each design starting ONE TONE higher than the preceding pattern.