Silhouette
Steven Joseph Psaila
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Sheet Music
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Era
Difficulty Level
Moods
Styles
Theme
16th Notes
Rhythm
Notes whose lengths are equal to one-sixteenth the value of a whole note or one quarter of a quarter note.
Search8th Note Broken Chord Accompaniment
Accompaniment Patterns
A type of accompaniment pattern that uses a persistent 8th note rhythm with broken chords, in varying note configurations.
Search8th Notes
Rhythm
Notes whose lengths are equal to one-eighth the value of a whole note or half the value of a quarter note.
SearchCrescendo and Diminuendo
Expression
Indications instructing the player to play gradually louder (crescendo) or softer (diminuendo).
SearchCrossing Thumb Under
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.
SearchDotted Quarter Notes
Rhythm
Quarter notes whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three 8th notes.
SearchExtended Hand Positions
Hand and Finger Techniques
Hand positions that require stretching beyond a five finger scale; usually to play intervals that are 6ths or greater.
SearchFermatas
Rhythm
Indications placed above or below notes instructing the player to hold those notes longer than their original notated length.
SearchGrace Notes
Expression
Ornamentations that are notated in a smaller size than normal notes and played slightly before them.
SearchMelodic 5ths
Intervals
Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 5th of any quality.
SearchSustain Pedal
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.
SearchTies
Rhythm
Symbols indicating that two notes are to be played as one with the value equal to their sum.
SearchTitle
Silhouette
Composer
Year
2011
Instrumentation
Solo Piano
Key Signature
# of Measures
22
Student Type
Teaching Tips
Focus on the Left Hand Accompaniment Patterns,
Hands Separate Practice,
Play Only the Bottom Note of the Accompaniment Pattern