Earth and Sky Book 1

Mary Leaf

Chord tones played one note at a time that are not part of an accompaniment pattern.

Indications instructing the player to play gradually louder (crescendo) or softer (diminuendo).

A technique that involves only one hand playing at a time throughout most or all of a piece.

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.

A hand position where either the right-hand or left-thumbs play middle C or where both thumbs share middle C.

An indication instructing the player to play softly.

The same note that occurs several times in a row throughout a piece.

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

Symbols indicating that two notes are to be played as one with the value equal to their sum.