Watch Out for the Witch's Cat! by Timothy Brown

16th Notes

Rhythm

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

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8th Note Parallel 3rds

Intervals

A series of any amount or quality of blocked 3rd intervals that are played in one hand and move up or down in primarily 8th note rhythms.

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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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Accelerando

Rhythm

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

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Accents

Expression

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

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Crossing Over Thumb

Hand and Finger Techniques

The physical motion of crossing fingers 2, 3, 4, or 5 over the thumb; used when playing scalar passages or outside of five finger scales.

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Dotted 8th Notes

Rhythm

8th notes whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three 16th notes.

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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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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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Intermediate Two Voices in One Hand

Texture

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.

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Ledger Lines

Notes and Notation

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.

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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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Parallel 3rds

Intervals

A series of any amount or quality of blocked 3rd intervals that are played in one hand, and where both notes move up or down in parallel motion.

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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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Sustain Pedal

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.

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Watch Out for the Witch's Cat!

Timothy Brown

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Elements

16th Notes

8th Note Parallel 3rds

8th Notes

Accelerando

Accents

Crossing Over Thumb

Dotted 8th Notes

Extended Hand Positions

Five Finger Scales

Forte

Intermediate Two Voices in One Hand

Ledger Lines

Mezzo Forte

Mezzo Piano

Octave Higher or Octave Lower

Parallel 3rds

Shifting Hand Positions

Staccato

Sustain Pedal

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