Going Buggy

Mary Leaf

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

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

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

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.

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

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

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

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

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

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

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

Two notes connected together smoothly where the second note is played softer and lighter.