Halloween at its Best!, Book 1

Elizabeth W. Greenleaf

A hand position where either the right-hand or left-thumbs play middle C or where both thumbs share middle C.

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

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.

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

A simple melody line shared by both the right hand and the left hand.

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

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

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.

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

The same note that occurs several times in a row throughout a piece.