My Quirky Notebook

Angeline Bell

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.

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

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

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

Quarter notes whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three 8th notes.

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

Temporary displacement of established meter by the stressing of a weak beat.

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

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

Indications instructing the player to play with sudden emphasis.