16th Notes
Notes whose lengths are equal to one-sixteenth the value of a whole note or one quarter of a quarter note.
8th Notes
Notes whose lengths are equal to one-eighth the value of a whole note or half the value of a quarter note.
Accents
Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.
Accidentals
Sharps, flats and naturals that do not appear in a key signature.
Dotted Half Notes
Half notes whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three quarter notes.
Half Notes
Notes whose lengths are equal to one half the value of a whole note.
Ledger Lines
Additional lines added above or below the staff in order to place very high or very low notes that wouldn't normally fit on the staff.
Legato
A type of articulation indicating the player to play smoothly and seamlessly, with the notes slightly overlapped.
Octave Higher and Octave Lower
Symbols that indicate playing a note or range of notes either an octave higher or lower than notated.
Whole Notes
Notes whose lengths are four beats.
- Block the Broken Chords
- Hands Separate Practice
- Isolate Voices
- Play Small Segments
- Slow Practice