My Garden Notebook

Angeline Bell

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

Silence that equals the length of one 8th note.

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

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses broken 5th intervals with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

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

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.

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

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

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

A type of minor scale comprised of a raised 7th degree.

A type of accompaniment pattern where only one note is played at a time but with large intervals, many hand positions, and complex rhythms.

Additional lines added above or below the staff in order to place very high or very low notes that wouldn't normally fit on the staff.

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

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

A series of blocked 3rds that occur several times in a row throughout a piece.

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.

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.