chordal
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- adjective
- /ˈkɔrdəl/
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cordal
- The new style of music combined elements of polyphonic lute playing with chordal strumming techniques used by popular musicians.
- chordal accompaniment
That is a form of chordal harmony as well.
- That is a form of chordal harmony as well.
- Like chordal stuff, you know, or pinch you know.
Examples
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For example: Have one group pluck the tune while the others play the chordal accompaniment.
Academic text (1992) -
In music class, we focused on chordal arrangements that enhanced the overall harmony of the piece.
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That is a form of chordal harmony as well.
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By the end of the first experience, students should be able to sing a few tunes with chordal accompaniment.
Academic text (1992) -
Also establish the need for a chordal introduction (usually at least one measure) before singing.
Academic text (1992) -
In four months, they could play melody as I played a chordal bass, or we would switch and they'd play the simple chordal bass.
Academic text (1994) -
Any chorale book, such as Treasury of Scales, is useful to encourage a full, flowing chordal sound without edginess or lack of control.
Academic text (1998) -
After students have achieved vocal chording of two-chord songs, they can progress to songs with more advanced chordal progressions.
Academic text (1997) -
Students perform easy rhythmic, melodic, and chordal patterns accurately and independently on rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic classroom instruments.
Academic text (2012) -
As the chorus practices the I-IV chords, always sustain the chords for at least four counts so the singers have substantial time to hear the chordal sounds and practice singing the different chord tones.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
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Forming a pleasing, balanced whole in sound, color, or action
Having a pleasing mix of musical notes or sounds
How Chordal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Chordal comes from chord, a word that originally meant 'string', the same idea as the English word cord for a rope or string. So, chordal means 'relating to chords' and is used for music made by notes sounding together, like strings vibrating at the same time, rather than by single melodies.