Piano Adventures Level 1 Lesson Book (2nd Edition)

Nancy and Randall Faber

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

The note one step above Bass F; the G in the middle of the keyboard.

An accompaniment that uses a variety of blocked intervals with a relatively equal rate of occurrence. 

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

A simple scale that contains the first five notes of the G Major scale.

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

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.

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

Symbols that indicate playing a note or range of notes either an octave higher or lower than notated.

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.