C is for Circus, Book 1

Elizabeth W. Greenleaf

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

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

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

A technique that involves one hand crossing over or under the other.

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

Symbols that indicate playing a note or range of notes either an octave higher or lower than notated.

Silence that equals the length of one quarter note.

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.

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

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