Mosaic, Volume 1

Alison Mathews

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

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

Sometimes called upbeats or pickup notes; a note or series of notes that precede and give stress to the first downbeat of a piece.

A scale comprised of only semitones which uses all 12 notes.

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

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

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

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

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