Wanderlied

May Flowers Op. 61

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

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

Sometimes called upbeats or pickup notes; a note or series of notes that precede and give stress to the first downbeat of a piece.

Quarter notes whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three 8th notes.

Simple five-note scales whose notes fit within a comfortable hand shape; applied when more than one such scale appears in a piece.

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.

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 6th of any quality.

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

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

Silence that equals the length of one quarter note.

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.

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of an octave of any quality.

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.