Halloween Night by W. T. Skye Garcia

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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Accents

Expression

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

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Accidentals

Intervals

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

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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 Intervals Accompaniment

Accompaniment Patterns

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

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C Minor Five Finger Scale

Scales and Hand Positions

A simple scale that contains the first five notes of the C Minor scale.

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Crescendo and Diminuendo

Expression

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

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Five Finger Scales

Scales and Hand Positions

Simple five-note scales whose notes fit within a comfortable hand shape; applied when more than one such scale appears in a piece.

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Forte

Expression

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

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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 5ths

Intervals

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 5th of any quality.

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Mezzo Forte

Expression

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

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Mezzo Piano

Expression

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

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Octave Higher or Octave Lower

Notes and Notation

Symbols that indicate playing a note or range of notes either an octave higher or lower than notated.

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Shifting Hand Positions

Hand and Finger Techniques

A technique that requires the player to pick up and move their hand to a new position; usually from a five finger scale to another.

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Staccato

Expression

A type of articulation indicating the player to play short and light; notes not held for their full value.

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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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Halloween Night

W. T. Skye Garcia

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Elements

8th Notes

Accents

Accidentals

Blocked Chord Accompaniment

Blocked Intervals Accompaniment

C Minor Five Finger Scale

Crescendo and Diminuendo

Five Finger Scales

Forte

Legato

Melodic 5ths

Mezzo Forte

Mezzo Piano

Octave Higher or Octave Lower

Shifting Hand Positions

Staccato

Two Note Slurs

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