In Recital with Christmas Favorites, Book 2

Melody Bober

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

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

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

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.

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

Silence that equals the length of one quarter note.

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.

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

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

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

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

An indication instructing the player to play moderately soft; between mezzo forte and piano.

Also called the damper pedal, it is the rightmost pedal on the piano and used to sustain notes by moving the dampers away from the strings.

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