Hand and Finger Techniques

The physical motion of crossing the thumb under fingers 2, 3, 4, or 5; used when playing scalar passages or outside of five finger scales.

Rhythm

Half notes whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three quarter notes.

Accompaniment Patterns

A type of waltz accompaniment pattern that uses intermediate skills like shifting, extending, and multiple voices, but without octave leaps.

Expression

A type of articulation indicating the player to play smoothly and seamlessly, with the notes slightly overlapped.

Intervals

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 2nd of any quality.

Meter

A time signature where the fundamental beat is subdivided into groupings of two.

Texture

A type of texture where one or both hands play more than one voice at a time; usually briefly and with simple rhythms.

Expression

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