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Arpeggio
An arpeggio is the notes of a chord played separately rather than all at once.
Also called: Broken chord
Level relevance: introduced at Nat 4; tagged for every later level where the same concept remains useful.
Explanation
Arpeggios can create movement, pattern, and texture. They may be performed, programmed in MIDI, or generated with an arpeggiator.
Topics
Melody and harmonyMusic concepts
Curriculum statusofficial concept
Review statusdraft
Sources
- National 5 Music Technology course specification, May 2023, version 3.0 · accessed 2026-07-08
Used for the National 3, National 4, and National 5 technology and music concept tables.