Mitch Grussing

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

Staccato

Temporary displacement of established meter by the stressing of a weak beat.

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses repeating blocked 5ths in a single position with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

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

A type texture that occurs when the contour, distance, and speed of the notes in one hand matches that of the other hand as they play together.

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.

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses major and minor triads with simple or slow-moving rhythms.