The Big Digital Pre-Reading Christmas Book

Carol Matz

A type of notation that doesn't use staff lines; sometimes called "floating notes".

A type of primary-level notation where the pitch names are placed inside the noteheads; often used in combination with off-staff notation.

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

Simple intervals that introduce students to 2nds and use two adjacent white keys.

Simple intervals that introduce students to 3rds and use two white keys with one white key in between; skipping over one white key.

A hand position where either the right-hand or left-thumbs play middle C or where both thumbs share middle C.

Vertical lines on the staff that separate notated music into measures.

Silence that equals the length of one half note.

Notes whose lengths are equal to one half the value of a whole note.

Half notes whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three quarter notes.

Notes whose lengths are equal to one-fourth the value of a whole note.

A sign placed in front of a note that lowers its pitch by a half step.

Symbols indicating that two notes are to be played as one with the value equal to their sum.