Premier Piano Course, Lesson 2B

Dennis Alexander

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

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

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

A sign that tells the player to play gradually louder.

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

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

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 6th 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.

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.

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

One of the landmarks; the note an octave below Bass F, or the note that sits in the space below the Bass Staff.