My Quirky Notebook

Angeline Bell

Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 7th of any quality.

Arpeggios of any speed or range that predominantly outline dominant 7th chords.

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

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 7th of any quality.

Temporary displacement of established meter by the stressing of a weak beat.

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses broken chords in varying note configurations, with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

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.

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

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

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

A type of articulation indicating the player to play short and light; notes not held for their full value.

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

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

The physical motion of crossing fingers 2, 3, 4, or 5 over the thumb; used when playing scalar passages or outside of five finger scales.