Halloween Favorites, Book 2

John Robert Poe

A technique of playing 8th notes where the first 8th note is held longer than the second of a grouping of two; used often in jazz and blues.

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

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

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

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

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

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

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

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

A type of accompaniment pattern where only one note is played at a time, usually within a single five finger scale and with simple rhythms.

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 4th of any quality.

Two notes played in succession, 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.

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

Two notes connected together smoothly where the second note is played softer and lighter.

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