A Song of the North by Mathilde Bilbro and Sue Ruby (Editor)

8th Notes

Rhythm

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

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Blocked Chord Accompaniment

Accompaniment Patterns

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses major and minor triads with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

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Blocked Chords

Chords

Chord tones played together that are not part of an accompaniment pattern.

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Chord Inversions

Chords

Chords with alternate ordering of their tones where the root is placed either in the middle or at the top of the chord.

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Extended Hand Positions

Hand and Finger Techniques

Hand positions that require stretching beyond a five finger scale; usually to play intervals that are 6ths or greater.

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Left Hand Melody

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.

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Legato

Expression

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

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Melodic Octaves

Intervals

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of an octave of any quality.

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Two Note Slurs

Expression

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

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A Song of the North

Mathilde Bilbro
Sue Ruby (Editor)

Elements

8th Notes

Blocked Chord Accompaniment

Blocked Chords

Chord Inversions

Extended Hand Positions

Left Hand Melody

Legato

Melodic Octaves

Two Note Slurs

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