16th Notes
Notes whose lengths are equal to one-sixteenth the value of a whole note or one quarter of a quarter note.
1st and 2nd Endings
Symbols that indicate different measures to play during repeated sections.
8th Notes
Notes whose lengths are equal to one-eighth the value of a whole note or half the value of a quarter note.
8th Rests
Silence that equals the length of one 8th note.
Accidentals
Sharps, flats and naturals that do not appear in a key signature.
Crescendo and Diminuendo
Indications instructing the player to play gradually louder (crescendo) or softer (diminuendo).
Grand Staff Notation
A type of notation that uses two standard five-line staves combined together with a brace; usually indicating right hand and left hand notes.
Imitation
A type of texture where one hand plays a series of notes that are mimicked in the other hand.
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.
Major Scales
Commonly used diatonic scales with the following sequence of intervals: whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half.
- Choose Good Fingerings
- Make Rhythmic Exercises Using Difficult Rhythms
- Practice Scalar Passages in Rhythms
- Slow Practice
- Work on a Smooth Legato Touch
- Work on Expressive Phrasing
- Work on Getting the Correct Style