Expression

Indications instructing the player to play gradually louder (crescendo) or softer (diminuendo).

Rhythm

Indications placed above or below notes instructing the player to hold those notes longer than their original notated length.

Expression

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

Hand and Finger Techniques

A technique that involves one hand crossing over or under the other.

Expression

An indication instructing the player to play moderately soft; between mezzo forte and piano.

Expression

An indication instructing the player to play softly.

Rhythm

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

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.

Accompaniment Patterns

A type of accompaniment pattern that uses a persistent 16th note rhythm with broken chords, in varying note configurations.

Intervals

Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a octave.