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.

Notation

An indication instructing the player to go back to the beginning of a piece and play until "Fine".

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 of texture where the left hand plays the melody and the right hand plays the accompaniment for an extended period of time.

Rhythm

Notes whose values are determined by a subdivision into three-note groupings instead of two or four.

Expression

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