Accompaniment! What is it, and why learn about it in Lesson 4? If you Google the definition of accompaniment, it is defined as a musical part that supports or partners a solo, voice, or group. Accompaniment is simply something fun to add to the recorder to make it fun and interesting! Aside from making it fun and adding depth to music, it also helps us make sure we are playing to a steady beat since we are collaborating with another musician or musical track.
The other part of our lesson focuses on tonguing. Tonguing is the interruption of airflow with, you guessed it- your tongue! Tonguing helps distinguish notes while keeping a consistent, clear tone quality. While this may sound like some sort of crazy magic trick that requires crazy coordination, you might be surprised to learn that you tongue all the time! Think about it- when you talk, what would happen if you didn’t have your tongue? You could probably still get the words out… but nobody would understand you!
This week’s lesson is fun because we are working on techniques and concepts that help create beautiful music. Accompaniment isn’t necessary ALL the time, but it can add wonderful depth to an instrument that is playing a beautiful melody, in our case the Ba-Ba Song and Hot Cross Buns!
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