Mosaic, Volume 4

Ben Crosland

Notes whose lengths are equal to one-eighth the value of a whole note or half the value of a quarter note.

Silence that equals the length of one 8th note.

An Italian term meaning "in time"; an indication instructing the player to return to the original tempo after a deviation.

An Italian term meaning "hastening"; an indication instructing the player to increase the speed gradually.

Sharps, flats and naturals that do not appear in a key signature.

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

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.

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

Additional lines added above or below the staff in order to place very high or very low notes that wouldn't normally fit on the staff.

A type of articulation indicating the player to play smoothly and seamlessly, with the notes slightly overlapped.

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

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