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Contrary motion

   Also found in: Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.04 sec.
(Mus.) the progression of parts in opposite directions, one ascending, the other descending.

See also: Contrary



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Other exercises include scales in different rhythms, contrary motion, thirds and sixths, different dynamics, articulation and use of a metronome.
Piano Essentials: Scales, Chords, Arpeggios and Cadences for the ... by Krohn, Sara / American Music Teacher
The mathematical equations describing the reaction dynamics are nearly the same ones describing such phenomena as propagating flame fronts inside an engine's piston, the complex and contrary motions of a heart teetering toward cardiac arrest and the ebbs and flows of animal populations, notes Arthur T.
Chemical waves curl around tiny globe by Amato, I. / Science News
Approximately three-fourths of the way into this book, the concept of "thumb under the third finger" is introduced, and students play hands together, mostly in parallel and contrary motion.
Accelerando (Books 1, 2 and 3) Piano Techniques to Accelerate the ... by Manwarren, Matthew / American Music Teacher
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