Piano Adventures Primer Level Christmas Book

Nancy and Randall Faber

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

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 4th of any quality.

A technique that involves only one hand playing at a time throughout most or all of a piece.

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.

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

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

Symbols indicating that two notes are to be played as one with the value equal to their sum.

A hand position where either the right-hand or left-thumbs play middle C or where both thumbs share middle C.

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