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A series of any amount or quality of blocked 3rd intervals that are played in one hand and move up or down in primarily 16th note rhythms.

16th Note Parallel 3rds

A combination of triplets played in one hand while notes with regular values are played in the other hand at the same time.

Chromatic scales played with predominantly 8th note rhythms.

A type of technically challenging and musically complex texture where one or both hands play several voices simultaneously.

Notes that are either raised or lowered by two semitones.

A series of any amount or quality of blocked 6th intervals that are played in one hand, and where both notes move up or down in parallel motion.

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

An ornament consisting of a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes, either a semitone or whole tone apart.

The use of notes not in the prevailing mode or diatonic scale of a piece.

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

A scale comprised of only semitones which uses all 12 notes.

A series of parallel 3rds of any quality played up or down the chromatic scale using any rhythmic values.