Rhythm

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

Expression

A simple melody line shared by both the right hand and the left hand.

Expression

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

Expression

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

Meter

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

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.

Rhythm

Symbols indicating that two notes are to be played as one with the value equal to their sum.

Rhythm

Notes whose lengths are four beats.

Accompaniment Patterns

An accompaniment that uses a variety of blocked intervals with a relatively equal rate of occurrence.