Halloween Favorites, Book 2

Martha Mier

A chord comprising at least three adjacent tones in a scale.

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

Simple five-note scales whose notes fit within a comfortable hand shape; applied when more than one such scale appears in a piece.

An indication instructing the player to play very softly; softer than piano.

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses repeating blocked 5ths in a single position with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 6th of any quality.

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.

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

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

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

Symbols that indicate playing a note or range of notes either an octave higher or lower than notated.

A type texture that occurs when the contour, distance, and speed of the notes in one hand matches that of the other hand as they play together.

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.

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.

An indication instructing the player to play moderately soft; between mezzo forte and piano.

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

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

Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 2nd of any quality.