Easy Beans!

Ben Crosland

A technique that requires the player to pick up and move their hand to a new position; usually from a five finger scale to another.

Notes whose lengths are equal to one-fourth the value of a whole note.

An indication instructing the player to play softly.

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

A type texture that occurs when the contour, distance, and speed of the notes in one hand matches that of the other hand as they play together.

A type of articulation indicating the player to play smoothly and seamlessly, with the notes slightly overlapped.

A type of texture where one hand plays a series of notes that are mimicked in the other hand.

Notes whose lengths are equal to one half the value of a whole note.

Hand positions that require stretching beyond a five finger scale; usually to play intervals that are 6ths or greater.

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