Piano Adventures - Level 1 Lesson Book (2nd Edition)

Nancy and Randall Faber

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

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

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

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

Silence that equals the length of one half note.

A type of articulation indicating the player to play smoothly and seamlessly, with the notes slightly overlapped.

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 2nd of any quality.

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 3rd of any quality.

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

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

Silence that equals the length of one quarter note.

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

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

Temporary displacement of established meter by the stressing of a weak beat.

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

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

Silence that equals the length of one whole note or an entire measure in 4/4 or 3/4.