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.

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

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

A technique that involves quickly shifting hands beyond an octave.

An accompaniment pattern where the bass alternates between the root and fifth with chords in between.

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 short and light; notes not held for their full value.

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

A technique that requires the player to pick up and move their hand to a new position; usually from a five finger scale to another.