Philip Keveren

Notes whose lengths are equal to one-eighth the value of a whole note or half the value of a quarter note.

8th Notes

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

A type of accompaniment pattern where only one note is played at a time but with large intervals, many hand positions, and complex rhythms.

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

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

A simple melody line shared by both the right hand and the left hand.

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

Notes whose lengths are equal to one-fourth the value of a whole note.

Silence that equals the length of one quarter note.

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

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.

A type of articulation indicating the player to play short and light; notes not held for their full value.