Album for the Young Op. 140

Masterwork Classics Level 3

A series of any amount or quality of blocked 3rd intervals that are played in one hand and move up or down in primarily 8th note rhythms.

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

Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 3rd of any quality.

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses repeating blocked 3rds in a single position with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

Chords with alternate ordering of their tones where the root is placed either in the middle or at the top of the chord.

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.

Chords comprised of the root, major 3rd, perfect 5th, and minor 7th. Sometimes they are found in close position with only three notes.

8th notes whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three 16th notes.

Chords with an alternate ordering of their tones where the root is placed on the top and the 3rd and 5th below.

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

An indication instructing the player to play very loudly; louder than forte.

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

Silence that equals the length of one quarter note.

A series of blocked 3rds that occur several times in a row throughout a piece.

A time signature where the fundamental beat is subdivided into groupings of two.

A type of texture where one or both hands play more than one voice at a time; usually briefly and with simple rhythms.

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

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