Children's Studies Op. 37

Henry Lemoine

Passages with constant step-wise motion and mainly 16th note rhythmic values.

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

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

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

The physical motion of crossing fingers 2, 3, 4, or 5 over the thumb; used when playing scalar passages or outside of five finger scales.

The physical motion of crossing the thumb under fingers 2, 3, 4, or 5; used when playing scalar passages or outside of five finger scales.

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

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 2nd of any quality.

A type of texture where one or both hands play more than one voice at a time; usually briefly and with simple rhythms.

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

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

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

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses broken 5th intervals with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

An indication instructing the player to go back to the beginning of a piece and play until "Fine".