Randall Hartsell

Arpeggios played with predominantly 8th note rhythms.

8th Note Arpeggios

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses repeating blocked 5ths in a single position with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

The same arpeggios played with both hands, where they alternate between the hands and the hands cross over one another.

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

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

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 5th of any quality.

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

A series of blocked octaves that are played one hand at a time and where both notes move up or down in parallel motion.

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.