My Quirky Notebook

Angeline Bell

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

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

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

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

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

8th notes whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three 16th notes.

A technique that involves quickly shifting hands beyond an octave.

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.

Octaves played several times in a row, either as part of the accompaniment or melody.

Indications instructing the player to play with sudden emphasis.

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

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

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

A type of articulation indicating the player to play short and light; notes not held for their full value.

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.