Piano Technique Dictionary

Touch, pedaling, voicing, dynamics, posture and the complete keyboard vocabulary for classical and contemporary playing.

8 sections, 150 terms planned

• 👐
  Touch and Attack
  22 techniques

  Legato, staccato, weight transfer, finger independence

• 🦶
  Pedaling
  16 techniques

  Damper, una corda, sostenuto, half pedal, flutter pedal

• 🧍
  Posture and Bench
  12 terms

  Bench height, distance, wrist angle, arm alignment

• 🎼
  Notation and Markings
  30 terms

  Grand staff, pedal markings, fingering notation

• 🎵
  Voicing and Balance
  18 terms

  Melody projection, inner voices, chord balance

• 📐
  Instrument Anatomy
  22 parts

  Action, hammers, strings, soundboard, pedals

• 🎭
  Styles and Repertoire
  16 terms

  Baroque, classical, romantic, jazz, contemporary

• 📅
  Practice Methods
  14 terms

  Hands separate, slow practice, sight reading routines

This encyclopedia is being written. In the meantime, explore the violin technique dictionary, which is complete with 230 defined terms, browse the rest of the music dictionary, or use our free practice tools.