In Recital with Christmas Favorites, Book 2

Timothy Brown

A simple scale that contains the first five notes of the G Major scale.

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses repeating blocked 3rds in a single position with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

A type of texture where the left hand plays the melody and the right hand plays the accompaniment for an extended period of time.

A technique that requires the player to pick up and move their hand to a new position; usually from a five finger scale to another.

The physical motion of crossing fingers 2, 3, 4, or 5 over the thumb; used when playing scalar passages or outside of five finger scales.

Silence that equals the length of one quarter note.

Silence that equals the length of one whole note or an entire measure in 4/4 or 3/4.

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.

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

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

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

An indication instructing the player to play moderately soft; between mezzo forte and piano.

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

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