Children's Studies Op. 37

Henry Lemoine

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

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

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

Four-note chords comprised of the root, minor 3rd, diminished 5th, and diminished 7th; typically have a dominant function.

Chords comprised of the root, major 3rd, perfect 5th, and minor 7th. Sometimes they are found in close position with only three notes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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