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.

Accompaniment Patterns

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

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.

Expression

An indication instructing the player to play very softly; softer than piano.

Rhythm

Notes whose lengths are equal to one-fourth the value of a whole note.

Intervals

The same note that occurs several times in a row throughout a piece.

Meter

An Italian term meaning "delaying"; an indication instructing the player to decrease speed, often gradually.

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

An indication instructing the player to play louder or more forcefully than the surrounding music, typically louder than an accent.