A trill performed with an added beginning from above or below is called what?

A trill performed with an added beginning from above or below is called what?

• A. trill
• B. mordent
• C. turn
• D. trill with prefix

Answer: (D)

A trill with a prefix describes a trill that starts with a short extra note added at the beginning, coming from either above or below the main note. A normal trill is the rapid alternation between the main note and the note above, but when you prepend a quick neighbor note before the trill proper, you’re performing a trill with prefix. This matches the idea of an added beginning from above or below and distinguishes it from a plain trill (no prefix), a mordent (rapidly alternating with the lower neighbor only), or a turn (a four-note figure around the main note).

A trill with a prefix describes a trill that starts with a short extra note added at the beginning, coming from either above or below the main note. A normal trill is the rapid alternation between the main note and the note above, but when you prepend a quick neighbor note before the trill proper, you’re performing a trill with prefix. This matches the idea of an added beginning from above or below and distinguishes it from a plain trill (no prefix), a mordent (rapidly alternating with the lower neighbor only), or a turn (a four-note figure around the main note).