4.7 Ornaments

Ornaments or embellishments are musical flourishes that are not necessary to carry the overall line of the melody (or harmony), but serve instead to decorate or "ornament" that line. In this chapter you will learn about the arpeggio.

Arpeggio

arpeggio

play the notes from bottom to top in rapid succession.

Example

How do you perform an arpeggio?

Listen to the sound of long arpeggios.