Wistful Dance in G by Andy McFarlane

A Tempo

Meter

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

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Accidentals

Intervals

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

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Blocked 2nds

Intervals

Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 2nd of any quality.

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Blocked 3rds

Intervals

Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 3rd of any quality.

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Blocked 5ths

Intervals

Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 5th of any quality.

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Blocked Intervals Accompaniment

Accompaniment Patterns

An accompaniment that uses a variety of blocked intervals with a relatively equal rate of occurrence.

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Crescendo

Expression

A sign that tells the player to play gradually louder.

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Diminuendo

Expression

A sign that tells the player to play gradually softer.

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Dotted Half Notes

Rhythm

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

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Fermatas

Rhythm

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

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Forte

Expression

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

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G Major Five Finger Scale

Scales and Hand Positions

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

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G Minor Five Finger Scale

Scales and Hand Positions

A simple scale that contains the first five notes of the G Minor scale.

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Half Notes

Rhythm

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

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Left Hand Melody

Texture

A type of texture where the left hand plays the melody and the right hand plays the accompaniment for an extended period of time.

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Mezzo Forte

Expression

A simple melody line shared by both the right hand and the left hand.

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Pianissimo

Expression

An indication instructing the player to play very softly; softer than piano.

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Piano

Expression

An indication instructing the player to play softly.

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Quarter Notes

Rhythm

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

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Repeat Sign

Notes and Notation

A symbol indicating that a section should be repeated.

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Ritardando

Meter

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

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Simple Two Voices in One Hand

Texture

A type of texture where one or both hands play more than one voice at a time; usually briefly and with simple rhythms.

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Sustain Pedal

Expression

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.

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Tenuto

Expression

A type of articulation indicating to the player that a given note should be held for its full value or slightly more.

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Ties

Rhythm

Symbols indicating that two notes are to be played as one with the value equal to their sum.

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Wistful Dance in G

Andy McFarlane

Elements

A Tempo

Accidentals

Blocked 2nds

Blocked 3rds

Blocked 5ths

Blocked Intervals Accompaniment

Crescendo

Diminuendo

Dotted Half Notes

Fermatas

Forte

G Major Five Finger Scale

G Minor Five Finger Scale

Half Notes

Left Hand Melody

Mezzo Forte

Pianissimo

Piano

Quarter Notes

Repeat Sign

Ritardando

Simple Two Voices in One Hand

Sustain Pedal

Tenuto

Ties

Details