Earth and Sky Book 1

Mary Leaf

Chord tones played one note at a time that are not part of an accompaniment pattern.

A type of accompaniment pattern where only one note is played at a time, usually within a single five finger scale and with simple rhythms.

Simple five-note scales whose notes fit within a comfortable hand shape; applied when more than one such scale appears in a piece.

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

A type of articulation indicating the player to play smoothly and seamlessly, with the notes slightly overlapped.

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

A hand position where either the right-hand or left-thumbs play middle C or where both thumbs share middle C.

Symbols that indicate playing a note or range of notes either an octave higher or lower than notated.

An indication instructing the player to play softly.

A time signature where the fundamental beat is subdivided into groupings of two.

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