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Christmas Piano Solos – Level 4

Fred Kern

Mona Rejino

Philip Keveren

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

Dotted Quarter Notes

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

Quarter Notes

Silence that equals the length of one quarter note.

Quarter Rests

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

8th Notes

Half notes whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three quarter notes.

Dotted Half Notes

Silence that equals the length of one 8th note.

8th Rests

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

Half Notes

Whole Notes

Silence that equals the length of one half note.

Half Rests

Silence that equals the length of one whole note or an entire measure in 4/4 or 3/4.

Whole Rests

A type of accompaniment pattern that uses persistent 8th note rhythm with primarily broken 5th intervals.

8th Note Broken 5ths Accompaniment

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

Left Hand Melody

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

Blocked 5ths

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

Blocked Intervals Accompaniment

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

Blocked 6ths

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

Sharp

A type texture that occurs when the contour, distance, and speed of the notes in one hand matches that of the other hand as they play together.

Parallel Motion

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

Extended Hand Positions

More than one clef used in a staff in a single piece or movement.

Clef Changes

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.

Shifting Hand Positions

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.

Sustain Pedal

A type of accompaniment pattern where only one note is played at a time, usually within a single five finger scale and with simple rhythms.

Elementary Single Note Accompaniment

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

Forte

An indication instructing the player to play softly.

Piano

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

Mezzo Forte

A sign that tells the player to play gradually louder.

Crescendo

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

Accents

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

Staccato

A type of articulation indicating to the player that a given note should be held for its full value or slightly more.

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Fred Kern, Mona Rejino, Philip Keveren

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