In Recital with Christmas Favorites, Book 1

Kevin Costley

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

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

Silence that equals the length of one quarter note.

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

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

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 simple scale that contains the first five notes of the C Major scale.

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.

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

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

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