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  • Buskers Music

    Unit 60 The Triangle
    Wolverton Park
    Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK125FJ
    England

    We are a family run music shop in Wolverton,

  • Brittens Music New Haw

    13 The Broadway
    Woodham
    New Haw, Surrey KT15 3EU
    England

    Covering Kent, Sussex and Surrey from stores in

  • A.Hanna & Sons Pianos LTD

    94 Kingston Road
    Wimbledon
    Merton, London SW19 1LA
    England

  • Countrywide Pianos Centre Ltd

    194 Penn Road
    High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP15 7 NU
    England

    Sell both new & used pianos, superb choice of 75

  • Dawsons Music Ltd (Altrincham)

    28 Stamford New Road
    Altrincham, Cheshire WA14 1EJ
    England

    If you are not near to a Dawsons store, you can

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Accompaniment
Accompaniment is the musical parts which provide the rhythmic and/or harmonic support for the melody or main themes of a song or instrumental piece. There are many different styles and types of accompaniment in different genres and styles of music. In homophonic music, the main accompaniment approach used in popular music, a clear vocal melody is supported by subordinate chords. In popular music and traditional music, the accompaniment parts typically provide the "beat" for the music and outline the chord progression of the song or instrumental piece. The accompaniment for a vocal melody or instrumental solo can be played by a single musician playing an instrument such as piano, pipe organ, or guitar. While any instrument can in theory be used as an accompaniment instrument, keyboard and guitar-family instruments tend to be used if there is only a single instrument, as these instruments can play chords and basslines simultaneously (chords and a bassline are easier to play simultaneously on keyboard instruments, but a fingerpicking guitarist can play chords and a bassline simultaneously on guitar). A solo singer can accompany herself by playing guitar or piano while she sings, and in some rare cases, a solo singer can even accompany himself or herself just using his or her voice and body