Mosaic, Volume 1

Alison Mathews

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

Half notes whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three quarter notes.

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

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

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

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

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