In Recital with Popular Christmas Music, Book 1

Edwin Mclean

A simple melody line shared by both the right hand and the left hand.

A simple five-finger hand position where the thumbs rest on adjacent notes.

Sharps, flats and naturals that do not appear in a key signature.

A sign placed in front of a note that lowers its pitch by a half step.

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

Symbols indicating that two notes are to be played as one with the value equal to their sum.

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

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

Half notes whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three quarter notes.

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 3rd of any quality.

A sign placed in front of a note that raises its pitch by a half step.