Amy Beach

A series of any amount or quality of blocked 3rd intervals that are played in one hand and move up or down in primarily 16th note rhythms.

16th Note Parallel 3rds

A series of any amount or quality of blocked 3rd intervals that are played in one hand and move up or down in primarily 8th note rhythms.

A type of technically challenging and musically complex texture where one or both hands play several voices simultaneously.

A technique that involves quickly shifting hands beyond an octave.

A series of any amount or quality of blocked 6th intervals that are played in one hand, and where both notes move up or down in parallel motion.

An accompaniment pattern where the bass alternates between the root and fifth with chords in between.

More than key signature used in a single piece or movement.

Notes whose lengths are equal to one-sixteenth the value of a whole note or one quarter of a quarter note.

Notes whose lengths are equal to one-eighth the value of a whole note or half the value of a quarter note.

An indication instructing the player to play very softly; softer than piano.

Indications placed above or below notes instructing the player to hold those notes longer than their original notated length.

Indications instructing the player to play with sudden emphasis.

A type of articulation indicating the player to play short and light; notes not held for their full value.

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.