Easy Beans!

Ben Crosland

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

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

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses repeating blocked 5ths in a single position with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

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

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

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

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

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

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