Hand and Finger Techniques

The physical motion of crossing the thumb under fingers 2, 3, 4, or 5; used when playing scalar passages or outside of five finger scales.

Rhythm

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

Texture

A type of texture where a melody is supported by one or more voices with all the voices following the same or similar rhythm.

Texture

A type of texture where one or both hands play more than one voice at a time with large intervals, many hand positions, and complex rhythms.

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.

Intervals

A series of blocked 3rds that occur several times in a row throughout a piece.

Meter

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