Grade 4: Ornaments

In music, ornaments (embellishments) are used to decorate a melody.  The amount of ornamentation used can vary.  In the Baroque period ornamentation was used extensively but in other periods some melodies used little or none.

In grade 4 you may be asked to name the following ornaments.

The acciaccatura, the appoggiatura, the upper or lower mordent, the turn & the trill: 

In grade 4 you will need to recognise the following ornaments. All you need to do is name them, you will not be asked to write the ornamented notes in full.

The trill

The upper and lower mordent

The acciaccatura

(Crushed note or Grace note)

The appoggiatura

(‘leaning note’)

The turn

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