Magic Beans!

Ben Crosland

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

Indications instructing the player to play gradually louder (crescendo) or softer (diminuendo).

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.

Silence that equals the length of one half note.

A type of texture where one hand plays a series of notes that are mimicked in the other hand.

Notes whose lengths are equal to one-fourth the value of a whole note.

Silence that equals the length of one quarter note.

A type of articulation indicating to the player that a given note should be held for its full value or slightly more.

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

Two notes connected together smoothly where the second note is played softer and lighter.