Premier Piano Course, Lesson 2A

Dennis Alexander

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

A technique that involves one hand crossing over or under the other.

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.

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

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

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

Chord tones played together that are not part of an accompaniment pattern.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

An indication instructing the player to play moderately soft; between mezzo forte and piano.

The note two steps above Treble G or one step below Treble C.

One of the landmarks; the note an octave above Treble G, a 5th above Treble C, or the note that sits on top of the Treble Staff.