My Lyrical Notebook

Angeline Bell

A type of accompaniment pattern that uses a persistent 8th note rhythm with broken chords, in varying note configurations.

A type of broken octave accompaniment that also contains added inner notes like 5ths or 3rds.

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

Chords comprised of the root, major 3rd, perfect 5th, and minor 7th. Sometimes they are found in close position with only three notes.

A type of texture where one or both hands play more than one voice at a time with large intervals, many hand positions, and complex rhythms.

A type of articulation indicating to the player that a given note should be held for its full value or slightly more.

A type of texture where the contour of the notes in one hand is the exact opposite to that of the other hand as they play simultaneously.

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

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

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

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

Also called the damper pedal, it is the rightmost pedal on the piano and used to sustain notes by moving the dampers away from the strings.

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

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

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