Halloween Favorites, Book 2

Christine H. Barden

A technique of playing 8th notes where the first 8th note is held longer than the second of a grouping of two; used often in jazz and blues.

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 6th of any quality.

Simple five-note scales whose notes fit within a comfortable hand shape; applied when more than one such scale appears in a piece.

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.

A type of articulation indicating the player to play smoothly and seamlessly, with the notes slightly overlapped.

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

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

A type of articulation indicating to the player that a given note should be held for its full value or slightly more.

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

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

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

Commonly used diatonic scales with the following sequence of intervals: whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half.

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

A simple scale that contains the first five notes of the F Major scale.

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

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.

The physical motion of crossing fingers 2, 3, 4, or 5 over the thumb; used when playing scalar passages or outside of five finger scales.

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

A technique that requires the player to pick up and move their hand to a new position; usually from a five finger scale to another.