Star of Wonder

James Welburn

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

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

An Italian term meaning "in time"; an indication instructing the player to return to the original tempo after a deviation.

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

Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a octave.

Indications placed above or below notes instructing the player to hold those notes longer than their original notated length.

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.

An Italian term meaning "delaying"; an indication instructing the player to decrease speed, often gradually.

A blocked chord whose notes are played quickly in succession which gives the chord a harp-like sound.

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.

A technique of playing 8th notes where the first 8th note is held longer than the second of a grouping of two; used often in jazz and blues.