Melody and Accompaniment

The Art of Balance In most piano music, one hand plays the melody while the other provides the accompaniment. The fundamental skill is balance — making the melody clearly audible above the accompaniment without the accompaniment disappearing entirely. Dynamic Separation The melody hand (usually right) should play at mezzo forte (mf) while the accompaniment hand (usually left) plays at piano..

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