Child's Play

Mathilde Bilbro

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses major and minor triads with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

A type of texture where the left hand plays the melody and the right hand plays the accompaniment for an extended period of time.

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

Chord tones played together that are not part of an accompaniment pattern.

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

Chords with alternate ordering of their tones where the root is placed either in the middle or at the top of the chord.

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

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

Two notes connected together smoothly where the second note is played softer and lighter.