Chords

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

Rhythm

Quarter notes whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three 8th notes.

Hand and Finger Techniques

Hand positions that require stretching beyond a five finger scale; usually to play intervals that are 6ths or greater.

Texture

A type of texture where one or both hands play more than one voice at a time with large intervals, many hand positions, and complex rhythms.

Texture

A type texture that occurs when the contour, distance, and speed of the notes in one hand matches that of the other hand as they play together.

Expression

Also called the damper pedal, it is the rightmost pedal on the piano and used to sustain notes by moving the dampers away from the strings.

Expression

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