Magic Beans!

Ben Crosland

Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 2nd of any quality.

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

Symbols that indicate playing a note or range of notes either an octave higher or lower than notated.

An indication instructing the player to play very softly; softer than piano.

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.

Symbols that indicate playing a note or range of notes either two octaves higher or lower than notated.