24 Etudes Op. 29

Henri Bertini

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

8th Notes

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

Accents

Sometimes called upbeats or pickup notes; a note or series of notes that precede and give stress to the first downbeat of a piece.

Anacrusis

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.

Crossing Thumb Under

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

Grace Notes

Symbols that indicate playing a note or range of notes either an octave higher or lower than notated.

Octave Higher or Octave Lower

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

Staccato

Passages with constant step-wise motion and mainly 8th note rhythmic values.

8th Note Scale Passages

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.

Crossing Over Thumb

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses major and minor triads with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

Blocked Chord Accompaniment

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

Quarter Notes

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

Half Notes

Hand positions that require stretching beyond a five finger scale; usually to play intervals that are 6ths or greater.

Extended Hand Positions

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.

Shifting Hand Positions

Chords with alternate ordering of their tones where the root is placed either in the middle or at the top of the chord.

Chord Inversions

An indication instructing the player to play softly.

Piano

Symbols indicating that two notes are to be played as one with the value equal to their sum.

Ties

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

Forte

A sign that tells the player to play gradually softer.

Diminuendo

A sign that tells the player to play gradually louder.

Crescendo

Symbols that indicate playing a note or range of notes one octave higher than notated.

Octave Higher

A sign placed in front of a note that raises its pitch by a half step.

Sharp

A sign placed in front of a note that returns its pitch back to normal (returning to a white key).

Etude in E Minor Op. 29, No. 16

Henri Bertini

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