Music GCSE
Bass line
What Bass line means in Music GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Bass line
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The lowest sounding part, where the pedal usually sits; it must be distinguished from a moving bass line or an ostinato pattern of changing notes.
Topics that use Bass line
- Appendix 3: Musical vocabulary - Organisation of pitch (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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