Childhood Excursions: Escape to the Cinema!

Amy Stephens

Chord tones played one note at a time that are not part of an accompaniment pattern.

A type of articulation indicating to the player that a given note should be held for its full value or slightly more.

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.

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 smoothly and seamlessly, with the notes slightly overlapped.

An indication instructing the player to play softly.

A sign that tells the player to play gradually louder.

A sign that tells the player to play gradually softer.

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