Retrograde (music)

Okay kiddo, do you know how when you walk forward, you are moving in a forward direction? Retrograde music is like walking backwards.

In music, retrograde means taking a melody or a musical phrase and playing it backwards, like a mirror image. So, instead of going from high notes to low notes, it goes from low notes to high notes.

Musicians use retrograde technique to make a piece of music sound different or maybe even weird. It's like taking a picture, and then flipping it upside down. It still shows the same things, but it looks different.

So, next time you listen to music, try to imagine what it would sound like if it were played backwards!