Mosaic, Volume 4

James Welburn

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

Chord tones played together that are not part of an accompaniment pattern.

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

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

Ornamentations that are notated in a smaller size than normal notes and played slightly before them.

Additional lines added above or below the staff in order to place very high or very low notes that wouldn't normally fit on the staff.

A type of articulation indicating the player to play smoothly and seamlessly, with the notes slightly overlapped.

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

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