Halloween Favorites, Book 4

Joyce Schatz Pease

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.

An indication instructing the player to play moderately soft; between mezzo forte and piano.

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

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

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

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

Indications instructing the player to play gradually louder (crescendo) or softer (diminuendo).

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

A simple scale that contains the first five notes of the C Minor scale.

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.

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

More than one clef used in a staff in a single piece or movement.

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.

Additional lines added above or below the staff in order to place very high or very low notes that wouldn't normally fit on the staff.

A type of texture where the left hand plays the melody and the right hand plays the accompaniment for an extended period of time.

Symbols that indicate playing a note or range of notes either an octave higher or lower than notated.

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.

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.

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