Easy Beans!

Ben Crosland

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

More than one time signature used in a single piece or movement.

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

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

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

Indications instructing the player to play with sudden emphasis.

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.

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

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.