Children's Studies Op. 37

Henry Lemoine

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

8th Notes

Silence that equals the length of one 8th note.

8th Rests

An Italian term meaning "in time"; an indication instructing the player to return to the original tempo after a deviation.

A Tempo

Sharps, flats and naturals that do not appear in a key signature.

Accidentals

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

Blocked 3rds

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

Blocked 5ths

Chord tones played one note at a time that are not part of an accompaniment pattern.

Broken Chords

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

Clef Changes

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

Crescendo and Diminuendo

Indications placed above or below notes instructing the player to hold those notes longer than their original notated length.

Fermatas

Chords with an alternate ordering of their tones where the root is placed on the top and the 3rd and 5th below.

First Inversion Chords

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

Forte

An indication instructing the player to play very loudly; louder than forte.

Fortissimo

Silence that equals the length of one half note.

Half Rests

Additional lines added above or below the staff in order to place very high or very low notes that wouldn't normally fit on the staff.

Ledger Lines

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

Melodic 2nds

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

Melodic 3rds

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 4th of any quality.

Melodic 4ths

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

Melodic 5ths

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 6th of any quality.

Melodic 6ths

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

Melodic Octaves

An indication instructing the player to play softly.

Piano

Silence that equals the length of one quarter note.

Quarter Rests

A series of blocked 3rds that occur several times in a row throughout a piece.

Repeated 3rds

An Italian term meaning "delaying"; an indication instructing the player to decrease speed, often gradually.

Ritardando

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

Simple Two Voices in One Hand

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

Staccato

More than one tempo indication used in a single piece or movement.

Tempo Changes

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

Tenuto

Silence that equals the length of one whole note or an entire measure in 4/4 or 3/4.

Whole Rests

Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 7th of any quality.

Blocked 7ths

A texture where four independent musical lines play a different note for each chord of the music.

Four-part Harmony

Notes that are tied for extended periods, often over several measures.

Held Notes

A technique that involves quickly shifting hands beyond an octave.

Leaps Greater Than an Octave

A type of accompaniment pattern that uses a persistent 8th note rhythm with a low-high-middle-high note configuration.