Glenda Austin

Symbols that indicate different measures to play during repeated sections.

1st and 2nd Endings

Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 3rd of any quality.

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

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses broken chords in varying note configurations, with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

An indication instructing the player to go back to the beginning of a piece, then jump to the coda when "al coda" or "to coda" is reached.

A simple scale that contains the first five notes of the D Major scale.

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

Silence that equals the length of one quarter note.

The same note that occurs several times in a row throughout a piece.

A technique of playing 8th notes where the first 8th note is held longer than the second of a grouping of two; used often in jazz and blues.