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A series of any amount or quality of blocked 3rd intervals that are played in one hand and move up or down in primarily 16th note rhythms.

16th Note Parallel 3rds

Notes whose lengths are equal to half the value of one sixteenth note.

A series of parallel octaves played simultaneously in both hands.

Ornamentations that are notated in a smaller size than normal notes and played slightly before them.

An ornament consisting of a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes, either a semitone or whole tone apart.

A type of advanced waltz accompaniment that requires the left hand to leap, often by an octave or more, down to a chord tone and up to chords.

A combination of triplets played in one hand while notes with regular values are played in the other hand at the same time.

A series of parallel 3rds of any quality played up or down the chromatic scale using predominantly 32nd note rhythms.

A series of parallel 4ths played up or down the chromatic scale using predominantly 32nd note rhythms.

A series of blocked octaves that are played in one hand and move up or down in primarily 16th note rhythms.

A series of parallel octaves played simultaneously in both hands using predominantly 16th note rhythms.

More than key signature used in a single piece or movement.

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

Also called the damper pedal, it is the rightmost pedal on the piano and used to sustain notes by moving the dampers away from the strings.

Expressive and rhythmic freedom characterized by the slight speeding up and slowing down of the tempo at the discretion of the performer.