Halloween Favorites, Book 1

June C. Montgomery

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.

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

Silence that equals the length of one half note.

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.

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

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

An indication instructing the player to play very loudly; louder than forte.

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

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

The same note that occurs several times in a row throughout a piece.

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

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

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 simple scale that contains the first five notes of the D Minor scale.

Indications instructing the player to play gradually louder (crescendo) or softer (diminuendo).

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