Sounds of Spain Book 1

Catherine Rollin

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

Silence that equals the length of one quarter note.

Silence that equals the length of one half note.

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

Half notes whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three quarter notes.

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

Notes whose values are determined by a subdivision into three-note groupings instead of two or four.

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

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

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

A type of accompaniment pattern where only one note is played at a time but with large intervals, many hand positions, and complex rhythms.

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

A series of any amount or quality of blocked 3rd intervals that are played in one hand, and where both notes move up or down in parallel motion.

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