Becoming: Suite for Solo Piano in Seven Movements

Amy Stephens

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.

Sustain Pedal

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

Legato

More than one clef used in a staff in a single piece or movement.

Clef Changes

A technique that involves quickly shifting hands beyond an octave.

Leaps Greater Than an Octave

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

Accidentals

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

8th Notes

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

Ties

A type of texture where one or both hands play more than one voice at a time with large intervals, many hand positions, and complex rhythms.

Intermediate Two Voices in One Hand

More than one tempo indication used in a single piece or movement.

Tempo Changes

Intervals and chords played in one hand that require significant stretching between at least two notes and where the outer intervals reach further than an octave.

Inquietude

Amy Stephens

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