Childhood Excursions: Escape to the Cinema!

Amy Stephens

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

An accompaniment pattern that uses a series of broken intervals of any distance or quality.

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

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

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

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

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

Chords with alternate ordering of their tones where the root is placed either in the middle or at the top of the chord.

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.

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.

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