Deck The Hall by Randall Hartsell - Piano Music Database

8th Note Arpeggios

Chords

Arpeggios played with predominantly 8th note rhythms.

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Blocked 5ths Accompaniment

Accompaniment Patterns

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses repeating blocked 5ths in a single position with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

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Cross-Hand Arpeggios

Chords

The same arpeggios played with both hands, where they alternate between the hands and the hands cross over one another.

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Dotted Quarter Notes

Rhythm

Quarter notes whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three 8th notes.

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Left Hand Melody

Texture

A type of texture where the left hand plays the melody and the right hand plays the accompaniment for an extended period of time.

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Melodic 5ths

Intervals

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

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Melody Between Hands

Texture

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

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Parallel Octaves

Intervals

A series of any amount or quality of blocked octaves that are played one hand at a time, and where both notes move up or down in parallel motion.

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Repeated Single Notes

Intervals

The same note that occurs several times in a row throughout a piece.

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Shifting Hand Positions

Hand and Finger Techniques

A technique that requires the player to pick up and move their hand to a new position; usually from a five finger scale to another.

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Staccato

Expression

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

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Deck The Hall

Randall Hartsell

Elements

8th Note Arpeggios

Blocked 5ths Accompaniment

Cross-Hand Arpeggios

Dotted Quarter Notes

Left Hand Melody

Melodic 5ths

Melody Between Hands

Parallel Octaves

Repeated Single Notes

Shifting Hand Positions

Staccato

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