Etude Op. 50, No. 12 by Louise Farrenc

16th Notes

Rhythm

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

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Accidentals

Intervals

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

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Blocked Chord Accompaniment

Accompaniment Patterns

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses major and minor triads with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

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Broken Chord Accompaniment

Accompaniment Patterns

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses broken chords in varying note configurations, with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

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C Major Five Finger Scale

Scales and Hand Positions

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

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Chord Inversions

Chords

Chords with alternate ordering of their tones where the root is placed either in the middle or at the top of the chord.

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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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First Inversion Chords

Chords

Chords with an alternate ordering of their tones where the root is placed on the top and the 3rd and 5th below.

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Five Finger Scales

Scales and Hand Positions

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

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Homophony

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.

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Ledger Lines

Notes and Notation

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.

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Major Scales

Scales and Hand Positions

Commonly used diatonic scales with the following sequence of intervals: whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half.

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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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Shifting Hand Positions

Hand and Finger Techniques

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.

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Etude Op. 50, No. 12

Louise Farrenc

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Elements

16th Notes

Accidentals

Blocked Chord Accompaniment

Broken Chord Accompaniment

C Major Five Finger Scale

Chord Inversions

Dotted Half Notes

First Inversion Chords

Five Finger Scales

Homophony

Ledger Lines

Major Scales

Mezzo Forte

Shifting Hand Positions

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