Mosaic, Volume 3

Paul Poston

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

A time signature where the fundamental beat is subdivided in groupings of three instead of two.

Indications instructing the player to play gradually louder (crescendo) or softer (diminuendo).

A type of accompaniment pattern where only one note is played at a time but with large intervals, many hand positions, and complex rhythms.

Additional lines added above or below the staff in order to place very high or very low notes that wouldn't normally fit on the staff.

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

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 6th of any quality.

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 7th of any quality.

More than one time signature used in a single piece or movement.

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 Italian term meaning "delaying"; an indication instructing the player to decrease speed, often gradually.

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