Premier Piano Course, Lesson 2B

Dennis Alexander

Notes whose lengths are equal to one-eighth the value of a whole note or half the value of a quarter note.

An Italian term meaning "in time"; an indication instructing the player to return to the original tempo after a deviation.

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

Indications placed above or below notes instructing the player to hold those notes longer than their original notated length.

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

Additional lines added above or below the staff in order to place very high or very low notes that wouldn't normally fit on the staff.

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 5th of any quality.

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 6th of any quality.

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

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

An indication instructing the player to play very softly; softer than piano.

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

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.

Also called the damper pedal, it is the rightmost pedal on the piano and used to sustain notes by moving the dampers away from the strings.

Hand positions that require stretching beyond a five finger scale; usually to play intervals that are 6ths or greater.

The C an octave below Bass C and two octaves below Middle C. 

The C an octave above Treble C and two octaves above Middle C. 

A series of notes played with predominantly 8th note rhythms that are shared between both hands and form a single line melody.