Premier Piano Course, Lesson 1B

Dennis Alexander

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

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

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

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

A type of texture where one hand plays a series of notes that are mimicked in the other hand.

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

An indication instructing the player to play softly.

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

A symbol indicating that a section should be repeated.

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

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

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