Children's Album, Volume 1 Op. 123

Cécile Chaminade

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

A simple scale that contains the first five notes of the A Minor scale.

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

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.

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

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

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

A series of any amount or quality of blocked 3rd intervals that are played in one hand, and where both notes move up or down in parallel motion.

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.

An indication instructing the player to play louder or more forcefully than the surrounding music, typically louder than an accent.

A type of accompaniment pattern that uses a persistent 16th note rhythm with broken chords, in varying note configurations.

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