Dainty Feet

Chromatic Scale

Scales and Hand Positions

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

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Clef Changes

Notes and Notation

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

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D.S. al Coda

Notes and Notation

An indication instructing the player to go back to the "S" symbol, then jump to the coda when "al coda" or "to coda" is reached.

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Dotted 8th Notes

Rhythm

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

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Double Accidentals

Intervals

Notes that are either raised or lowered by two semitones.

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Four Note Chords

Chords

Chords played with four notes (including seventh chords) that usually require stretching beyond a five finger position.

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Grace Notes

Expression

Ornamentations that are notated in a smaller size than normal notes and played slightly before them.

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Hand Crossing

Hand and Finger Techniques

A technique that involves one hand crossing over or under the other.

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Key Signature Changes

Scales and Hand Positions

More than key signature used in a single piece or movement.

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Large Hand Stretches

Hand and Finger Techniques

Intervals and chords played in one hand that require significant stretching between at least two notes and where the outer intervals reach further than an octave.

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Leaps Greater Than an Octave

Hand and Finger Techniques

A technique that involves quickly shifting hands beyond an octave.

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Melody In Inner Voice

Texture

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Parallel Octaves with Inner Notes

Intervals

A series of blocked octaves that are played one hand at a time and where additional notes of different qualities are added in between the octaves.

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Stride Accompaniment

Accompaniment Patterns

An accompaniment that uses a single bass note, octave, 7th, or tenth on the first and third beats, and a chord on the second and fourth beats.

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Triplets

Rhythm

Notes whose values are determined by a subdivision into three-note groupings instead of two or four.

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Two Note Slurs

Expression

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

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