Strange Sounds

Glenda Austin

A scale comprised entirely of whole steps.

A simple scale that contains the first five notes of the C Minor scale.

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

A type of accompaniment pattern where only one note is played at a time, usually within a single five finger scale and with simple rhythms.

Hand positions that require stretching beyond a five finger scale; usually to play intervals that are 6ths or greater.

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

A technique that involves one hand crossing over or under the other.

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

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

An Italian term meaning "delaying"; an indication instructing the player to decrease speed, often gradually.

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