30 Children's Pieces Op. 27

Dmitri Kabalevsky

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

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

More than one clef used in a staff in a single piece or movement.

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 simple melody line shared by both the right hand and the left hand.

An indication instructing the player to play softly.

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.