Birthday Cake for Me by Nancy and Randall Faber

Accents

Expression

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

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Blocked 5ths

Intervals

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

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Forte

Expression

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

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Half Notes

Rhythm

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

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Left Hand Only

Hand and Finger Techniques

When only the left hand is used throughout an entire piece.

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Middle C Position

Scales and Hand Positions

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

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Piano

Expression

An indication instructing the player to play softly.

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Quarter Notes

Rhythm

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

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Ritardando

Meter

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

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Skips

Intervals

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

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Steps

Intervals

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

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Birthday Cake for Me

Nancy and Randall Faber

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Elements

Accents

Blocked 5ths

Forte

Half Notes

Left Hand Only

Middle C Position

Piano

Quarter Notes

Ritardando

Skips

Steps

Details