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.
Crescendo and Diminuendo
Indications instructing the player to play gradually louder (crescendo) or softer (diminuendo).
D.S. al Coda
An indication instructing the player to go back to the "S" symbol, then jump to the coda when "al coda" or "to coda" is reached.
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.
Octave Higher and Octave Lower
Symbols that indicate playing a note or range of notes either an octave higher or lower than notated.
Triplets
Notes whose values are determined by a subdivision into three-note groupings instead of two or four.
16th Note Triplets
Notes whose values are one sixth the value of a quarter note.
- Block the Broken Chords
- Focus On Expressive Markings
- Play Similar Passages Together
- Play Small Segments
- Practice Scalar Passages in Rhythms
- Slow Practice