In Recital with Christmas Favorites, Book 2

Timothy Brown

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

Silence that equals the length of one quarter note.

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

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 5th of any quality.

A sign placed in front of a note that raises its pitch by a half step.

Silence that equals the length of one half note.

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

A sign that tells the player to play gradually softer.

An indication instructing the player to play moderately soft; between mezzo forte and piano.

A sign that tells the player to play gradually louder.

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.